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The MWA GLEAM 4Jy Sample; a new large, bright radio source sample at 151 MHz

2016/04/14 by C A Jackson, Carole Jackson, Jackson, C A +80
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO) #FOS: Physical sciences #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #astro-ph.CO #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1604.04041

Conference Proceedings: The many facets of radio galaxies, Bologna, October 2015

arxiv created 2016/04/14 · openalex publication_date 2016/04/14 · arxiv updated 2016/04/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

This paper outlines how the new GaLactic and Extragalactic All-sky MWA Survey (GLEAM, Wayth et al. 2015), observed by the Murchison Widefield Array covering the frequency range 72 - 231 MHz, allows identification of a new large, complete, sample of more than 2000 bright extragalactic radio sources selected at 151 MHz. With a flux density limit of 4 Jy this sample is significantly larger than the canonical fully-complete sample, 3CRR (Laing, Riley & Longair 1983). In analysing this small bright subset of the GLEAM survey we are also providing a first user check of the GLEAM catalogue ahead of its public release (Hurley-Walker et al. in prep). Whilst significant work remains to fully characterise our new bright source sample, in time it will provide important constraints to evolutionary behaviour, across a wide redshift and intrinsic radio power range, as well as being highly complementary to results from targeted, small area surveys.

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