- Tytuł:
- Compact radio sources in the GB/GB2 sample : I. 10-GHz and 40-GHz observations
- Autorzy:
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Machalski, Jerzy
Inoue, M. - Opis:
- A complete subsample of compact radio sources selected from the flux- density-limited GB/GB2 sample has been observed at 10 and 40 GHz with the NRO 45-m radiotelescope. The resulting high-frequency spectra, together with existing data for these sources, enable us to distinguish different morphological types, i.e. flat-spectrum core-dominated sources, possible strongly projected lobe-dominated doubles and steep-spectrum compact (SSC) sources. Correlations between spectrum, visibility function, structure and optical type are analysed and discussed. SSC sources constitute about 5-8 per cent of the complete (compact + extended) GB/GB2 sample. The SSC phenomenon is evidently unrelated to optical identification of the sources. About 85 per cent of the sample consist of sources with projected linear sizes of about 1-10 kpc. The remaining 15 per cent are probably very compact sources with sizes from 1 kpc to tenths of a parsec. They are characterized by a self-absorbed 'humped' spectrum, and are candidates for future VLBA or VLBI observations.
- Dostawca treści:
- Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
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