Radio Detection of 18 RASS BL Lac Objects
Abstract
We present the radio detection of 18 BL Lac objects from our survey of over 575 deg^2 of sky. These 18 objects are located within 20 arcsec of the X-ray position, of which 11 have a measured red-shift. All candidates are radio emitters above ∼1 mJy and fall within the range of existing samples on the two colour, α_{RO} vs α_{OX}, diagram with a transitional population of three evident. Two unusual sources have been identified, a candidate radio quiet BL Lac, RX J0140.9-4130, and an extreme HBL, RX J0109.9-4020, with log(ν_{peak})≈ 19.2. The BL Lac log(N)-log(S) relation is consistent with other samples and indicates the ROSAT All Sky Survey (RASS) could contain (2000{±}400) BL Lac objects.
- Publication:
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Serbian Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 2009
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0907.4214
- Bibcode:
- 2009SerAJ.179....7A
- Keywords:
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- Galaxies: active;
- BL Lacertae objects: general;
- quasars: general;
- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 14 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Serbian Astronomical Journal