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2025MNRAS.539..463C - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 539, 463-486 (2025/May-1)

The nature of HERGs and LERGs in LoTSS DR2 - a morphological perspective.

CHILUFYA J., HARDCASTLE M.J., PIERCE J.C.S., DRAKE A.B., BALDI R.D., ROTTGERING H.J.A. and SMITH D.J.B.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present the largest visually selected sample of extended ($>$60 arcsec) radio-loud active galactic nuclei (RLAGN) to date, based on the LOw-Frequency Array Two-Metre Sky Survey second data release (LoTSS DR2). From the broader LoTSS DR2 data set with spectroscopic classifications, we construct a subsample of 2828 RLAGN with radio luminosities greater than $10^{23}~\mathrm{W~Hz^{-1}}$ at $z<0.57$. These RLAGN are further classified by optical emission-line properties into high-excitation and low-excitation radio galaxies, enabling a detailed emission-line analysis. Our subsample is also morphologically classified into Fanaroff-Riley centre- and edge-brightened sources, wide- and narrow-angle tail sources, head-tail sources, and relaxed double sources. For these classifications, we utilize data from the Very Large Array Sky Survey to assist with the classification, taking advantage of its 2.5 arcsec resolution which is sensitive to structures below 30 arcsec. This resolution allows us to identify compact cores and hotspots, facilitating the identification of remnant and restarted RLAGN candidates. We investigate the relationship between emission-line and radio properties in RLAGN, analysing mid-infrared data, host galaxy mass, and core prominence. These analyses uncover the complex relationship between these factors and the underlying accretion mechanisms. Our findings emphasize that no single property can fully constrain the accretion mode in RLAGN, highlighting the necessity of multidimensional approaches to reveal the processes driving RLAGN behaviour.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): galaxies: active - galaxies: jets - radio continuum: galaxies

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