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ATLAS, and wide-angle tail galaxies in ATLAS

  • Minnie Y. Mao
  • , Rob Sharp
  • , D. J. Saikia
  • , Ray P. Norris
  • , Melanie Johnston-Hollitt
  • , Enno Middelberg
  • , Jim E. J. Lovell

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Abstract

Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), ATLAS (Australia Telescope Large Area Survey) is imaging two fields totalling 7 square degrees down to 10 μJy beam -1 at 1. 4 GHz. We have found 6 wide-angle tail galaxies (WATs), 4 of which have sufficient data to identify associated galaxy overdensities. The largest WAT, at a red-shift of 0. 22, appears to be associated with an overdensity of galaxies that is spread over an unusually large extent of 12 Mpc, with a velocity range of 4500 km s -1. Here we present the WATs in ATLAS and discuss the implications of these observations for future large-scale radio surveys such as ASKAP-EMU.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)585-588
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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