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Distant radio galaxies and their environments

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint , Other literature type 29 Jan 2008Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2008 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, volume 15, pages 67-144 (issn: 0935-4956, eissn: 1432-0754,

Authors: Carlos De Breuck; George K. Miley;

doi: 10.1007/s00159-007-0008-z , 10.48550/arxiv.0802.2770

arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.2770

Distant radio galaxies and their environments

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We review the properties and nature of luminous high-redshift radio galaxies (HzRGs, z > 2) and the environments in which they are located. HzRGs have several distinct constituents which interact with each other - relativistic plasma, gas in various forms, dust, stars and an active galactic nucleus (AGN). These building blocks provide unique diagnostics about conditions in the early Universe. We discuss the properties of each constituent. Evidence is presented that HzRGs are massive forming galaxies and the progenitors of brightest cluster galaxies in the local Universe. HzRGs are located in overdense regions in the early Universe and are frequently surrounded by protoclusters. We review the properties and nature of these radio-selected protoclusters. Finally we consider the potential for future progress in the field during the next few decades. A compendium of known HzRGs is given in an appendix.

82 pages, 20 figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics Reviews. Full resolution version available from http://www.springerlink.com/content/17123p4h8x6g0081/

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Space and Planetary Science, Astrophysics (astro-ph), FOS: Physical sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics

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