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Title: The formation, numbers and radio output of giant radio galaxies
Authors: Gopal-Krishna
Wiita, P.J.
Saripalli, Lakshmi
Keywords: astronomical models
galactic evolution
radio galaxies
active galactic nuclei
intergalactic media
luminosity
red shift
relativistic theory
Issue Date: 1989
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing for the Royal Astronomical Society
Citation: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1989, Vol.239, p173
Abstract: The numbers and mean radio luminosities of giant radio galaxies (GRGs) have been calculated for redshifts up to z = 0.6, assuming a sensitivity limit of 1 Jy at 1 GHz for the observations. The estimates are obtained with a model for the beam propagation, first through the hot gaseaous halo around the parent galaxy, and thereafter, through the even hotter but less dense intergalactic medium. The model is able to accurately reproduce the observed numbers and mean radio luminosities of GRGs at redshifts of less than 0.1, and it predicts that a somewhat larger number of GRGs should be found at redshifts of greater than 0.1.
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2289/4935
ISSN: 0035-8711
1365-2966 (Online)
Alternative Location: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989MNRAS.239..173G
Copyright: 1989 Royal Astronomical Society
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