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2019AstBu..74..348Sotnikova+

J/other/AstBu/74.348     164 GHz-peaked spectrum sources      (Sotnikova+, 2019)
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Multifrequency study of GHz-peaked spectrum sources.
    Sotnikova Yu.V., Mufakharov T.V., Majorova E.K., Mingaliev M.G.,
    Udovitskiy R.Yu., Bursov N.N., Semenova T.A.
    
    =2019AstBu..74..348S        (SIMBAD/NED BibCode)
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ADC_Keywords: Active gal. nuclei ; Galaxies, radio ; Radio continuum
Keywords: galaxies: general - galaxies: active - radio continuum: galaxies

Abstract:
    Gigahertz-Peaked spectrum (GPS) sources are compact active galactic
    nuclei, presumably young precursors of bright radio sources. The study
    of GPS radio properties provides information about the features of
    synchrotron radiation in extragalactic sources. Also in applied
    research, GPS sources are useful as compact stationary radio sources
    in the sky for astrometric purposes. This paper presents the results
    of a multifrequency GPS study based on quasi-simultaneous measurements
    with the RATAN-600 radio telescope during the 2006-2017 period. A
    catalog of GPS spectral flux densities at six frequencies - 1.1, 2.3,
    4.8, 7.7/8.2, 11.2, and 21.7GHz - is obtained. In addition, for the
    analysis of radio spectra, data from low-frequency
    surveysGLEAM(GaLactic and Extragalactic AllskyMurchisonwidefield array
    survey) and TGSS (Tata institute for fundamental research GMRT Sky
    Survey) and high-frequency measurements from Planck survey are used. A
    total number of 164 GPS and candidates have been identified (17 of
    them are new discoveries), which makes up a small fraction of GPS in
    the initial sample of bright AGNs - about 2%. The physical properties
    and formation conditions of synchrotron radiation is found to be quite
    different in GPS of different AGNs types. The deficit of distant GPS
    (z>2) with low maximum frequencies (less than 1GHz) has been
    confirmed. The existing "size-peak frequency" anticorrelation is
    continuous. The continuum radio spectra are found to become
    statistically steeper with increasing redshift.

Description:
    We have studied the complete sample of GPS source and candidates
    (S_5GHz_>200mJy) from Mingaliev et al. (2013, Cat.
    J/other/AstBu/68.262). In that work a total number of 467 radio
    sources with a spectral maximum were selected, and 112 candidates were
    considered as GPS sources. GPS objects and candidate from this list
    were observed with the RATAN-600 within the framework of a planned
    research program in 2006-2017. Based on the GPS selection criteria
    (see Mingaliev et al., 2013, Cat. J/other/AstBu/68.262; O'Dea et al.,
    1991ApJ...380...66O; Mingaliev et al., 2011ARep...55..187M; Mingaliev
    et al.,2012, Cat. J/A+A/544/A25; De Vries et al.,
    1997A&A...321..105D), we selected 164 GPS objects and candidates to
    GPS objects. Seventeen among them (marked with *) are identified for
    the first time. We also marked with asterisks * 30 more objects, which
    we identified for the first time as GPS candidates in our earlier
    paper (Mingaliev et al., 2013, Cat. J/other/AstBu/68.262). We present
    two tables, one with parameters of objects and another table with the
    measured multifrequency flux densities during 2006-2017 monitoring at
    the RATAN-600.

File Summary:
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 FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe            80        .   This file
table1.dat        97      164   Parameters of 164 objects
table2.dat        91      907   Flux densities
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See also:
 J/A+A/544/A25        : GPS radio sources multifrequency study (Mingaliev+ 2012)
 J/other/AstBu/68.262 : Sample of 467 GPS candidates (Mingaliev+, 2013)

Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label         Explanations
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   1- 13  A13   ---     NVSS          NVSS Name (HHMMSS+DDMMSS J2000)
      14  A1    ---   n_NVSS          [*] Note on NVSS (1)
  16- 18  A3    ---     SpType        Spectral type:
                                       GPS, HFP, CSS or candidate 'g'
  20- 22  A3    ---     OptType       Optical type (2)
  24- 27  F4.2  ---     z             ? Redshift (2)
  29- 32  F4.1  GHz     nuObs         Synchrotron peak frequency in the
                                       observer's frame
  34- 37  F4.1  GHz     nuInt         ? Synchrotron peak frequency in the
                                       reference frame
  39- 43  F5.3  ---     alpha-below   ? Spectral index in optical thick region
  45- 49  F5.3  ---   e_alpha-below   ? rms uncertainty on alpha-below
  51- 56  F6.3  ---     alpha-above   Spectral index in optical thin region
  58- 62  F5.3  ---   e_alpha-above   rms uncertainty on alpha-above
  64- 67  F4.1  ---     alpha-353-857 ? Spectral index in the
                                       range 353-857GHz
  69- 71  F3.1  ---   e_alpha-353-857 ? rms uncertainty on alpha-353-857
  73- 75  F3.1  ---     FWHM          Full width at half maximum of the
                                       radio spectrum
  77- 80  F4.1  ---     Var-11.2      ? Variability index at 11.2GHz
  82- 86  A5    ---     Morph         Radio morphology from the literature
  88- 97  A10   ---     AGNtype       AGN type (3)
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Note (1): * for the 17 objects identified for the first time, and 30 more
 objects, which we identified for the first time as GPS candidates in our
 earlier paper (Mingaliev et al., 2013, Cat. J/other/AstBu/68.262).
Note (2): From NED (NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database)
Note (3): The blazar type according to the Roma-BZCAT catalogue 5d edition
   (Massaro et al., 2009A&A...495..691M, Cat. J/A+A/495/691)
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1- 13  A13   ---     NVSS      NVSS name (HHMMSS+DDMMSS, J2000)
  15- 21  I7    ---     JD        Julian date
  23- 28  F6.3  Jy      S21.7     ? Flux density at 21.7GHz
  30- 33  F4.2  Jy    e_S21.7     ? rms uncertainty on flux density at 21.7GHz
  35- 40  F6.3  Jy      S11.2     ? Flux density at 11.2GHz
  42- 45  F4.2  Jy    e_S11.2     ? rms uncertainty on flux density at 11.2GHz
  47- 52  F6.3  Jy      S7.7/8.2  ? Flux density at 7.7 or 8.2GHz
  54- 57  F4.2  Jy    e_S7.7/8.2  ? rms uncertainty on flux density
                                   at 7.7 or 8.2GHz
  59- 64  F6.3  Jy      S4.8      ? Flux density at 4.8GHz
  66- 69  F4.2  Jy    e_S4.8      ? rms uncertainty on flux density at 4.8 GHz
  71- 75  F5.3  Jy      S2.3      ? Flux density at 2.3GHz
  77- 80  F4.2  Jy    e_S2.3      ? rms uncertainty on flux density at 2.3 GHz
  82- 86  F5.3  Jy      S1/1.3    ? Flux density at 1 or 1.3GHz
  88- 91  F4.2  Jy    e_S1/1.3    ? rms uncertainty on flux density
                                   at 1 or 1.3GHz
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Acknowledgements: Yu. Sotnikova. sjv(at)sao.ru

References:
   Mingaliev et al., 2013AstBu..68..262M, Cat. J/other/AstBu/68.262

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(End)  Yu. Sotnikova [SAO, Russia], Patricia Vannier [CDS}     16-Dec-2019