A survey for high-redshift radio-loud quasars: Optical spectroscopy of S>0.2 Jy, flat-spectrum radio sources

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作者
Hook, IM
McMahon, RG
Irwin, MJ
Hazard, C
机构
[1] INST ASTRON,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HA,ENGLAND
[2] ROYAL GREENWICH OBSERV,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0EZ,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV PITTSBURGH,PITTSBURGH,PA 15260
关键词
surveys; quasars; general; radio continuum; galaxies;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/282.4.1274
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present optical spectroscopic data for a complete sample of 161 S-5GHz greater than or equal to 0.2 JY, flat-spectrum radio sources. The sources were observed as part of a survey for high-redshift, radio-loud quasars, and were selected for spectroscopic follow-up based on criteria of red optical colour and unresolved optical counterpart, as measured from APM scans of POSS-I plates. 13 objects from the spectroscopic sample were found to be radio-loud quasars with z > 3, of which two were previously known, We give positions, E (red) magnitudes, O - E colours, 5-GHz radio fluxes, radio spectral indices, optical spectra and redshifts where possible for the spectroscopic sample. We also give finding charts for the z > 3 QSOs. The highest: redshift object found is a QSO with z = 4.30 (GB1508 + 5714, the subject of an earlier Letter), The sample also contains a z = 3.05 QSO, GB1759 + 7539, which is optically very luminous (E = 16.1). In addition, spectra are given for 18 S(5GHz)greater than or equal to 0.2 Jy, flat-spectrum radio sources that do not form part of the complete sample.
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页数:25
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