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Title: Radio Morphology of Red Geysers

Journal Article · · The Astrophysical Journal
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  1. University of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
  2. Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague (Czech Republic)
  3. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield (United Kingdom)
  4. Thüringer State Observatory, Tautenburg (Germany)
  5. Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Bologna (Italy)
  6. Leiden University (Netherlands)
  7. Haverford College, PA (United States)
  8. New York University Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
  9. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre (Brazil); Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia (LIneA), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  10. Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia (LIneA), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil)
  11. Open University, Milton Keynes (United Kingdom)
  12. Thüringer Landessternwarte (TLS), Tautenburg (Germany)

We present 150 MHz, 1.4 GHz, and 3 GHz radio imaging (LoTSS, FIRST, and VLASS) and spatially resolved ionized gas characteristics (SDSS IV-MaNGA) for 140 local ($$z$$ < 0.1) early-type red geyser galaxies. These galaxies have a low star formation activity (with a star formation rate, SFR, ~ 0.01 $$M$$ yr-1) but show unique extended patterns in spatially resolved emission-line maps that have been interpreted as large-scale ionized winds driven by active galactic nuclei (AGN). In this work, we confirm that red geysers host low-luminosity radio sources ($$L$$1.4GHz ~ 1022$WHz$-1). Out of 42 radio-detected red geysers, 32 are spatially resolved in LoTSS and FIRST, with radio sizes varying between ~5–25 kpc. Three sources have radio sizes exceeding 40 kpc. A majority display a compact radio morphology and are consistent with either low-power compact radio sources (FR0 galaxies) or radio-quiet quasars. They may be powered by small-scale AGN-driven jets that remain unresolved at the current 5'' resolution of radio data. The extended radio sources, not belonging to the "compact" morphological class, exhibit steeper spectra with a median spectral index of -0.67, indicating the dominance of lobed components. Furthermore, the red geysers hosting extended radio sources also have the lowest specific SFRs, suggesting they either have a greater impact on the surrounding interstellar medium or are found in more massive halos on average. The degree of alignment of the ionized wind cone and the extended radio features are either 0° or 90°, indicating possible interaction between the interstellar medium and the central radio AGN.

Research Organization:
US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States). Office of Science, Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
1816388
OSTI ID:
1983189
Journal Information:
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 922, Issue 2; ISSN 0004-637X
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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