scholarly journals Some new observations relating to galactic radio sources and background structure

1964 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Angular Resolution ◽  
Spectral Information ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Background Structure ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Galactic Radio

A survey of the distribution of radio emission at wavelengths of 75 and 20 cm along an extensive section of the Southern Milky Way has recently been carried out by M. Komesaroff and myself using the 210-foot radio telescope at Parkes. The area surveyed ranges from lII = 280 to 355° and extends on the average to 6 degrees either side of the plane. The beamwidths of the aerial at 75 and 20 cm are 50 and 14 min arc respectively. Observations at the shorter wavelength offer a picture of this section of the Galaxy at considerably higher angular resolution than hitherto available, while the 75-cm observations are expected to make a useful contribution to our spectral information.

scholarly journals Some Observations of Shell-type Galactic Radio Sources

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 297 ◽  
Author(s):  
ER Hill
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Spherical Symmetry ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Radio Observations ◽  
Shell Type ◽  
Rosette Nebula ◽  
Galactic Radio

Radio evidence for two new supernova remnants in the Southern Milky Way is presented. Some new observations of the known supernova remnant, source 1439-62, and of the Rosette nebula, a shell source but not a supernova remnant, are also presented. The problem of finding model shells to fit the radio observations is considered and it is shown that the radio emission from 1439-62 is unlikely to originate in a shell with spherical symmetry.

scholarly journals Radio Emission from Novae and Supernovae

1956 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
BY Mills ◽  
AG Little ◽  
KV Sheridan
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Supernova Remnants ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Constant Ratio ◽  
Radio Observations ◽  
Maximum Emission ◽  
Galactic Radio Emission ◽  
Galactic Radio

Attempts have been made to observe the radio emission at 3?5 m from two supernovae and ten novae. Kepler's star was the only reasonably certain identification. A comparison with radio observations of other supernova remnants suggests a constant ratio between the present radio emission and the maximum emission of light. It is concluded that for common novae, which are not detectable as radio sources, this ratio must be smaller than for supernovae. The galactic radio emission near the plane of the Milky Way could be largely the integrated emission of supernova remnants but common novae could not contribute appreciably.

The GLEAM 4-Jy Sample: The brightest radio-sources in the southern sky

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (S356) ◽  
pp. 375-375
Author(s):  
Sarah White
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Relativistic Jets ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Murchison Widefield Array ◽  
Past Activity

AbstractLow-frequency radio emission allows powerful active galactic nuclei (AGN) to be selected in a way that is unaffected by dust obscuration and orientation of the jet axis. It also reveals past activity (e.g. radio lobes) that may not be evident at higher frequencies. Currently, there are too few “radio-loud” galaxies for robust studies in terms of redshift-evolution and/or environment. Hence our use of new observations from the Murchison Widefield Array (the SKA-Low precursor), over the southern sky, to construct the GLEAM 4-Jy Sample (1,860 sources at S151MHz > 4 Jy). This sample is dominated by AGN and is 10 times larger than the heavily relied-upon 3CRR sample (173 sources at S178MHz > 10 Jy) of the northern hemisphere. In order to understand how AGN influence their surroundings and the way galaxies evolve, we first need to correctly identify the galaxy hosting the radio emission. This has now been completed for the GLEAM 4-Jy Sample – through repeated visual inspection and extensive checks against the literature – forming a valuable, legacy dataset for investigating relativistic jets and their interplay with the environment.

scholarly journals A High Resolution HI Survey of M31

1983 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
E. Brinks
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Milky Way Galaxy ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
First Results ◽  
Line Survey

The first results of a new high resolution 21-cm HI line survey of M31 made with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope are presented. Five areas were mapped, covering the galaxy except for the extreme northern and southern parts, at a resolution of δα × δδ × δV = 24″ × 36″ × 3.2 km s−1. The spatial resolution corresponds to 30 × 120 pc at the distance of M31. This is of the same order as the resolution at the distance of the center or our own galaxy given by a 25-m dish. Consequently the M31 survey is comparable to surveys of the Milky Way galaxy in wealth of detail as well as in amount of data (∼ 1 Gigabyte).

Observations of Shell-Type Galactic Radio Sources

1967 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Shell Structure ◽  
Radio Spectrum ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Thermal Radio ◽  
Shell Type ◽  
Galactic Radio

Survey type observations have been made with the Parkes radio-telescope of 4 galactic radio sources having either a non-thermal radio spectrum, or exhibiting shell structure in their emitting regions. Observations were made at a wavelength of 11 cm using the Parkes radiotelescope where the beamwidth is about 7.5 min.arc.

scholarly journals Radio Continuum Surveys of the Galaxy and Galaxies

2002 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
pp. 262-267
Author(s):  
Richard Wielebinski
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Angular Resolution ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Radio Continuum ◽  
Sky Surveys ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Nearby Galaxies ◽  
Radio Frequencies

Radio sky surveys give us basic information about the origin of the radio emission from the Galaxy. By mapping the sky at several radio frequencies a separation of the thermal and non-thermal emission components is possible. The major part of the low-frequency radio emission comes from the synchrotron process, the braking of relativistic electrons in magnetic fields. By mapping the linear polarization at several frequencies (required for the correction of the Faraday rotation) the orientation of the magnetic fields in the emitting regions can be deduced. Older all-sky surveys at 30, 150 and 408 MHz have now been supplemented by new observations of the Galaxy at 45 and 1420 MHz. These surveys, in addition to being important as tracers of the morphology of the magnetic fields in the Galaxy, are also required to correct for the ‘foreground’ features in cosmological studies of the COBE data and the PLANCK surveys in the future. Studies of the Galaxy in polarization have been made some years ago indicating high percentage of linear polarization in various directions. More recent work with good angular resolution has shown spectacular polarized intensity structures in selected regions. Low-frequency data with good angular resolution are urgently required for the interpretation of these features.Observations of nearby galaxies in radio continuum (both total power and polarized intensity) have given us the possibility to study magnetic fields in objects at known distances. Polarization observations of nearby galaxies have confirmed the existence of regular magnetic fields in practically every object so far studied. Originally data were obtained from large single-dish telescopes, notably from Effelsberg and Parkes. These data were greatly enhanced by the addition of higher resolution components from the VLA and ATCA respectively. These results indicate surprisingly homogeneous magnetic fields in most galaxies. High angular resolution observations with the GMRT at lower radio frequencies will add a new dimension to the data on galaxies.

scholarly journals 41. The spherical component of the galactic radio emission

1957 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 233-237
Author(s):  
J. E. Baldwin
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Brightness Temperature ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Galactic Plane ◽  
Wave Length ◽  
Spherical Component ◽  
Long Wave ◽  
Half Power ◽  
Right Ascension ◽  
Galactic Radio

As part of the programme of observations with the large Cambridge radio telescope, a survey of the integrated radio emission has been made using one of the four elements of the interferometer. At a wave-length of 3·7 metres this aerial has beam-widths to half-power points of 2° in right ascension and 15° in declination. The use of a long wave-length makes it possible to obtain accurate measurements of the brightness temperature of the sky in regions away from the galactic plane. It is with the radiation from these regions that this paper is primarily concerned.

scholarly journals International VLBI Satellite (IVS)

1990 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 255-262
Author(s):  
R. T. Schilizzi
Keyword(s):  
Radio Telescope ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Angular Resolution ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Radio Band ◽  
Magnitude Increase

AbstractIVS is under study in ESA as a second generation space VLBI observatory. The mission concept calls for a 25 m diameter radio telescope in space funded by the principal space agencies. Orbiting the Earth and observing in concert with the established ground-based VLBI arrays in Europe, USA, USSR and Australia, IVS will provide high quality images of galactic and extragalactic radio sources at wavelengths spanning the radio band from decimetres to millimetres with resolution as high as 10 micro arcseconds and sensitivity equal to those of ground-based images. New features of IVS compared to the first generation missions are: a more than order of magnitude increase in sensitivity; an order of magnitude increase in maximum angular resolution; extension of the wavelength range to the millimetre band; and the capability to operate as a stand-alone radio telescope enabling it to explore new frontiers in spectral line and microwave background research, in particular the distribution of galactic molecular oxygen and Compton scattering of the microwave background by foreground cluster gas.

scholarly journals Radio Emission from Clusters of Galaxies

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 715 ◽  
Author(s):  
HM Tovmassian ◽  
IG Moiseev
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Radio Telescope ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Mathematical Expectation ◽  
Astronomical Observatory ◽  
Radio Sources ◽  
Clusters Of Galaxies ◽  
Astronomy Observatory ◽  
Group 5 ◽  
East West

From Abell's (1958) list of clusters of galaxies, 137 clusters of distance group 5 were observed at 1410 MHz with the 210 ft radio telescope of the Australian National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Parkes. The detected radio sources were further confirmed hy observations at 2650 MHz with the same telescope and at 408 MHz with the east-west arm of the Mills Cross at the Molonglo Radio Astronomical Observatory. A total of 25 radio sources was detected within 5' arc of the centres of corresponding clusters of galaxies, while the mathematical expectation of the number of random coincidences with clusters is about two or three

scholarly journals 37. Galactic radio emission and the distribution of discrete sources: Introductory Lecture

1957 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 211-217
Author(s):  
R. Hanbury Brown
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Wave Length ◽  
Black Body ◽  
Interstellar Gas ◽  
Ionized Gas ◽  
Introductory Lecture ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Galactic Radio

At wave-lengths greater than about 1 metre the majority of the radio emission which is observed from the Galaxy cannot be explained in terms of thermal emission from ionized interstellar gas. This conclusion is widely accepted and is based on observations of the equivalent temperature of the sky and the spectrum of the radiation. The spectrum at metre wave-lengths is of the general form: where TA is the equivalent black-body temperature of a region of sky and λ is the wave-length. The exponent n varies with direction but lies between about 2·5 and 2·8, and is thus significantly greater than the value of 2·0 which is the maximum to be expected for thermal emission from an ionized gas. Furthermore, the value of TA is about 1050K. at 15 metres and thus greatly exceeds the electron temperature expected in H 11 regions.At centimetre wave-lengths it is likely that the majority of the radiation observed originates in thermal emission from ionized gas; however, the present discussion is limited to a range of wave-lengths from about 1 to 10 metres where the ionized gas in the Galaxy is believed to be substantially transparent and where the origin of most of the radiation is believed to be non-thermal.

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