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Paper: The micro-Jy Radio Source Population: the VLA-CDFS View
Volume: 380, At the Edge of the Universe: Latest Results from the Deepest Astronomical Surveys
Page: 205
Authors: Padovani, P.; Mainieri, V.; Tozzi, P.; Kellermann, K.I.; Fomalont, E.B.; Miller, N.; Rosati, P.; Shaver, P.
Abstract: We analyse the 267 radio sources from our deep (flux limit of 42 μJy at the field center at 1.4 GHz) Chandra Deep Field South 1.4 and 5 GHz VLA survey. The radio population is studied by using a wealth of multi- wavelength information, including morphology and spectral types, in the radio, optical, and X-ray bands. The availability of redshifts for ~ 70% of our sources allows us to derive reliable luminosity estimates for the majority of the objects. Contrary to some previous results, we find that star-forming galaxies make up only a minority (≈ 1/3) of sub-mJy sources, the bulk of which are faint radio galaxies, mostly of the Fanaroff-Riley I type.
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