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A Combined EIS-NVSS Survey Of Radio Sources (CENSORS) III: Spectroscopic observations | M. H. Brookes
; P. N. Best
; J. A. Peacock
; H. J. A. Rottgering
; J. S. Dunlop
; | Date: |
8 Feb 2008 | Abstract: | The Combined EIS-NVSS Survey Of Radio Sources (CENSORS) is a 1.4GHz radio
survey selected from the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) and complete to a
flux-density of 7.2mJy. It targets the ESO Imaging Survey (EIS) Patch D, which
is a 3 by 2 square degree field centred on 09 51 36.0, -21 00 00 (J2000). This
paper presents the results of spectroscopic observations of 143 of the 150
CENSORS sources. The primary motivation for these observations is to achieve
sufficient spectroscopic completeness so that the sample may be used to
investigate the evolution of radio sources.
The observations result in secure spectroscopic redshifts for 63% of the
sample and likely redshifts (based on a single emission line, for example) for
a further 8%. Following the identification of the quasars and star-forming
galaxies in the CENSORS sample, estimated redshifts are calculated for the
remainder of the sample via the K-z relation for radio galaxies. Comparison of
the redshift distribution of the CENSORS radio sources to distributions
predicted by the various radio luminosity function evolution models of Dunlop &
Peacock 1990, results in no good match. This demonstrates that this sample can
be used to expand upon previous work in that field. | Source: | arXiv, 0802.1158 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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