The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations

We present the 25 square-degree GMRT-XXL-N 610 MHz radio continuum survey, conducted at 50 cm wavelength with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) towards the XXL Northern field (XXL-N). We combined previously published observations of the XMM-Large Scale Structure (XMM-LSS) field, located in...

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Main Authors: Smolcic, V., Intema, Hubertus, Šlaus, B., Raychaudhury, S., Novak, M., Horellou, C., Chiappetti, L., Delhaize, J., Birkinshaw, M., Bondi, M., Bremer, M., Ciliegi, P., Ferrari, C., Kolokythas, K., Lidman, C., McGee, S., Norris, R., Pierre, M., Röttgering, H., Tasse, C., Williams, W.
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Published: EDP Sciences 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73766
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author Smolcic, V.
Intema, Hubertus
Šlaus, B.
Raychaudhury, S.
Novak, M.
Horellou, C.
Chiappetti, L.
Delhaize, J.
Birkinshaw, M.
Bondi, M.
Bremer, M.
Ciliegi, P.
Ferrari, C.
Kolokythas, K.
Lidman, C.
McGee, S.
Norris, R.
Pierre, M.
Röttgering, H.
Tasse, C.
Williams, W.
author_facet Smolcic, V.
Intema, Hubertus
Šlaus, B.
Raychaudhury, S.
Novak, M.
Horellou, C.
Chiappetti, L.
Delhaize, J.
Birkinshaw, M.
Bondi, M.
Bremer, M.
Ciliegi, P.
Ferrari, C.
Kolokythas, K.
Lidman, C.
McGee, S.
Norris, R.
Pierre, M.
Röttgering, H.
Tasse, C.
Williams, W.
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description We present the 25 square-degree GMRT-XXL-N 610 MHz radio continuum survey, conducted at 50 cm wavelength with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) towards the XXL Northern field (XXL-N). We combined previously published observations of the XMM-Large Scale Structure (XMM-LSS) field, located in the central part of XXL-N, with newly conducted observations towards the remaining XXL-N area, and imaged the combined data-set using the Source Peeling and Atmospheric Modeling (SPAM) pipeline. The final mosaic encompasses a total area of 30:4 square degrees, with rms <150 µJy beam-1 over 60% of the area. The rms achieved in the inner 9.6 square degree area, enclosing the XMM-LSS field, is about 200 µJy beam-1, while that over the outer 12.66 square degree area (which excludes the noisy edges) is about 45 µJy beam-1. The resolution of the final mosaic is 6.5 arcsec. We present a catalogue of 5434 sources detected at =7 × rms. We verify, and correct the reliability of, the catalog in terms of astrometry, flux, and false detection rate. Making use of the (to date) deepest radio continuum survey over a relatively large (2 square degree) field, complete at the flux levels probed by the GMRT-XXL-N survey, we also assess the survey's incompleteness as a function of flux density. The radio continuum sensitivity reached over a large field with a wealth of multi-wavelength data available makes the GMRTXXL- N 610 MHz survey an important asset for studying the physical properties, environments and cosmic evolution of radio sources, in particular radio-selected active galactic nuclei (AGN).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-737662019-03-12T05:48:17Z The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations Smolcic, V. Intema, Hubertus Šlaus, B. Raychaudhury, S. Novak, M. Horellou, C. Chiappetti, L. Delhaize, J. Birkinshaw, M. Bondi, M. Bremer, M. Ciliegi, P. Ferrari, C. Kolokythas, K. Lidman, C. McGee, S. Norris, R. Pierre, M. Röttgering, H. Tasse, C. Williams, W. We present the 25 square-degree GMRT-XXL-N 610 MHz radio continuum survey, conducted at 50 cm wavelength with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) towards the XXL Northern field (XXL-N). We combined previously published observations of the XMM-Large Scale Structure (XMM-LSS) field, located in the central part of XXL-N, with newly conducted observations towards the remaining XXL-N area, and imaged the combined data-set using the Source Peeling and Atmospheric Modeling (SPAM) pipeline. The final mosaic encompasses a total area of 30:4 square degrees, with rms <150 µJy beam-1 over 60% of the area. The rms achieved in the inner 9.6 square degree area, enclosing the XMM-LSS field, is about 200 µJy beam-1, while that over the outer 12.66 square degree area (which excludes the noisy edges) is about 45 µJy beam-1. The resolution of the final mosaic is 6.5 arcsec. We present a catalogue of 5434 sources detected at =7 × rms. We verify, and correct the reliability of, the catalog in terms of astrometry, flux, and false detection rate. Making use of the (to date) deepest radio continuum survey over a relatively large (2 square degree) field, complete at the flux levels probed by the GMRT-XXL-N survey, we also assess the survey's incompleteness as a function of flux density. The radio continuum sensitivity reached over a large field with a wealth of multi-wavelength data available makes the GMRTXXL- N 610 MHz survey an important asset for studying the physical properties, environments and cosmic evolution of radio sources, in particular radio-selected active galactic nuclei (AGN). 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73766 10.1051/0004-6361/201732336 EDP Sciences fulltext
spellingShingle Smolcic, V.
Intema, Hubertus
Šlaus, B.
Raychaudhury, S.
Novak, M.
Horellou, C.
Chiappetti, L.
Delhaize, J.
Birkinshaw, M.
Bondi, M.
Bremer, M.
Ciliegi, P.
Ferrari, C.
Kolokythas, K.
Lidman, C.
McGee, S.
Norris, R.
Pierre, M.
Röttgering, H.
Tasse, C.
Williams, W.
The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations
title The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations
title_full The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations
title_fullStr The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations
title_full_unstemmed The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations
title_short The XXL Survey: XXIX. GMRT 610 MHz continuum observations
title_sort xxl survey: xxix. gmrt 610 mhz continuum observations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73766