The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxies
The clustering properties of local, S 1.4 GHz ≥ 1 mJy, radio sources are investigated for a sample of 820 objects drawn from the joint use of the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at 20 cm (FIRST) and 2dF Galaxy Redshift surveys. To this aim, we present 271 new b J ≤ 19.45 spectroscopic counterparts of...
| Váldodahkkit: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Materiálatiipa: | Journal article |
| Giella: | English |
| Almmustuhtton: |
2004
|
| _version_ | 1826300340379582464 |
|---|---|
| author | Magliocchetti, M Maddox, S Hawkins, E Peacock, J Bland-Hawthorn, J Bridges, T Cannon, R Cole, S Colless, M Collins, C Couch, W Dalton, G de Propris, R Driver, S Efstathiou, G Ellis, R Frenk, C Glazebrook, K Jackson, C Jones, B Lahav, O Lewis, I Lumsden, S Norberg, P Peterson, B |
| author_facet | Magliocchetti, M Maddox, S Hawkins, E Peacock, J Bland-Hawthorn, J Bridges, T Cannon, R Cole, S Colless, M Collins, C Couch, W Dalton, G de Propris, R Driver, S Efstathiou, G Ellis, R Frenk, C Glazebrook, K Jackson, C Jones, B Lahav, O Lewis, I Lumsden, S Norberg, P Peterson, B |
| author_sort | Magliocchetti, M |
| collection | OXFORD |
| description | The clustering properties of local, S 1.4 GHz ≥ 1 mJy, radio sources are investigated for a sample of 820 objects drawn from the joint use of the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at 20 cm (FIRST) and 2dF Galaxy Redshift surveys. To this aim, we present 271 new b J ≤ 19.45 spectroscopic counterparts of FIRST radio sources to be added to those already introduced in our previous paper. The two-point correlation function for the local radio population is found to be entirely consistent with estimates obtained for the whole sample of 2dFGRS galaxies. From measurements of the redshift-space correlation function Θ(s) we derive a redshift-space clustering length s 0 = 10.7 -0.7+0.8 Mpc, while from the projected correlation function ζ (r T) we estimate the parameters of the real-space correlation function ζ (r) = (r/r 0) -γ, r 0 = 6.7 -1.10.9 Mpc and γ = 1.6 ± 0.1, where h = 0.7 is assumed. Different results are instead obtained if we only consider sources that present signatures of active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity in their spectra. These objects are shown to be very strongly correlated, with r 0 = 10.9 -1.2+10 Mpc and γ = 2 ± 0.1, a steeper slope than has been claimed in other recent works. No difference is found in the clustering properties of radio-AGNs of different radio luminosity. Comparisons with models for ζ (r) show that AGN-fuelled sources reside in dark matter haloes more massive than ∼10 13.4 M⊙, higher than the corresponding figure for radio-quiet quasi-stellar objects. This value can be converted into a minimum black hole mass associated with radio-loud, AGN-fuelled objects of M BHmin ∼ 10 9 M⊙. The above results then suggest - at least for relatively faint radio objects - the existence of a threshold black hole mass associated with the onset of significant radio activity such as that of radio-loud AGNs; however, once the activity is triggered, there appears to be no evidence for a connection between black hole mass and level of radio output. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T05:15:39Z |
| format | Journal article |
| id | oxford-uuid:dd17bc81-f5c6-4030-afb5-1165d327b92a |
| institution | University of Oxford |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T05:15:39Z |
| publishDate | 2004 |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oxford-uuid:dd17bc81-f5c6-4030-afb5-1165d327b92a2022-03-27T09:22:31ZThe 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxiesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:dd17bc81-f5c6-4030-afb5-1165d327b92aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2004Magliocchetti, MMaddox, SHawkins, EPeacock, JBland-Hawthorn, JBridges, TCannon, RCole, SColless, MCollins, CCouch, WDalton, Gde Propris, RDriver, SEfstathiou, GEllis, RFrenk, CGlazebrook, KJackson, CJones, BLahav, OLewis, ILumsden, SNorberg, PPeterson, BThe clustering properties of local, S 1.4 GHz ≥ 1 mJy, radio sources are investigated for a sample of 820 objects drawn from the joint use of the Faint Images of the Radio Sky at 20 cm (FIRST) and 2dF Galaxy Redshift surveys. To this aim, we present 271 new b J ≤ 19.45 spectroscopic counterparts of FIRST radio sources to be added to those already introduced in our previous paper. The two-point correlation function for the local radio population is found to be entirely consistent with estimates obtained for the whole sample of 2dFGRS galaxies. From measurements of the redshift-space correlation function Θ(s) we derive a redshift-space clustering length s 0 = 10.7 -0.7+0.8 Mpc, while from the projected correlation function ζ (r T) we estimate the parameters of the real-space correlation function ζ (r) = (r/r 0) -γ, r 0 = 6.7 -1.10.9 Mpc and γ = 1.6 ± 0.1, where h = 0.7 is assumed. Different results are instead obtained if we only consider sources that present signatures of active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity in their spectra. These objects are shown to be very strongly correlated, with r 0 = 10.9 -1.2+10 Mpc and γ = 2 ± 0.1, a steeper slope than has been claimed in other recent works. No difference is found in the clustering properties of radio-AGNs of different radio luminosity. Comparisons with models for ζ (r) show that AGN-fuelled sources reside in dark matter haloes more massive than ∼10 13.4 M⊙, higher than the corresponding figure for radio-quiet quasi-stellar objects. This value can be converted into a minimum black hole mass associated with radio-loud, AGN-fuelled objects of M BHmin ∼ 10 9 M⊙. The above results then suggest - at least for relatively faint radio objects - the existence of a threshold black hole mass associated with the onset of significant radio activity such as that of radio-loud AGNs; however, once the activity is triggered, there appears to be no evidence for a connection between black hole mass and level of radio output. |
| spellingShingle | Magliocchetti, M Maddox, S Hawkins, E Peacock, J Bland-Hawthorn, J Bridges, T Cannon, R Cole, S Colless, M Collins, C Couch, W Dalton, G de Propris, R Driver, S Efstathiou, G Ellis, R Frenk, C Glazebrook, K Jackson, C Jones, B Lahav, O Lewis, I Lumsden, S Norberg, P Peterson, B The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxies |
| title | The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxies |
| title_full | The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxies |
| title_fullStr | The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxies |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxies |
| title_short | The 2dF galaxy redshift survey: clustering properties of radio galaxies |
| title_sort | 2df galaxy redshift survey clustering properties of radio galaxies |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT magliocchettim the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT maddoxs the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT hawkinse the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT peacockj the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT blandhawthornj the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT bridgest the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT cannonr the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT coles the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT collessm the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT collinsc the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT couchw the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT daltong the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT deproprisr the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT drivers the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT efstathioug the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT ellisr the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT frenkc the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT glazebrookk the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT jacksonc the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT jonesb the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT lahavo the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT lewisi the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT lumsdens the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT norbergp the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT petersonb the2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT magliocchettim 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT maddoxs 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT hawkinse 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT peacockj 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT blandhawthornj 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT bridgest 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT cannonr 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT coles 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT collessm 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT collinsc 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT couchw 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT daltong 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT deproprisr 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT drivers 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT efstathioug 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT ellisr 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT frenkc 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT glazebrookk 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT jacksonc 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT jonesb 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT lahavo 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT lewisi 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT lumsdens 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT norbergp 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies AT petersonb 2dfgalaxyredshiftsurveyclusteringpropertiesofradiogalaxies |