Radio-selected Galaxies in Very Rich Clusters at z < 0.25: II. Radio Properties and Analysis

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2002-12-18

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0212420v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

18 pages, 6 figures, accepted by AJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/346096

(Abridged) We report on the properties of radio-selected galaxies within 30 very-rich Abell clusters with z < 0.25. These radio data sample the ultra-faint (L(1.4) > 2E22 W/Hz) radio galaxy population with M_R < -21 using the well-known FIR/radio correlation to link the radio with ongoing star formation within individual cluster galaxies. These radio-selected galaxies reveal the `active' galaxy population (starburst and active galactic nuclei) within these rich cluster environments that can be identified regardless of their level of dust obscuration. For all clusters in our sample, we are sensitive to star formation rates (M > 5 M_sun) > 5 M_sun/yr. We have found that the excess number of low-luminosity `starburst' radio-selected galaxies (SBRG) found by Owen et. al. 1999 in Abell 2125 is not indicative of other rich clusters in our sample. The average fraction of SBRG is = 0.022+/-0.003. The A2125 fraction is f(SBRG) = 0.09+/-10.03 which is significantly different from the sample average at a >99.99% confidence level. The bimodal structure of both the x-ray brightness distribution and optical adaptively smoothed images of A1278 and A2125 suggests that ongoing cluster-cluster mergers may be enhancing this SBRG population. There is a significant spatial distribution difference between the low and high-luminosity (HLRG) radio-selected populations. The HLRGs seem to be a subclass of the cluster's massive red elliptical population, while the SBRGs have a projected radial distribution more like the blue spiral population. Our results indicate that most of the SBRGs are probably gas-rich disk galaxies undergoing > 5 M_sun/yr of star-formation.

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