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Radio-Infrared Correlation for Local Dusty Galaxies and Dusty AGNs from the AKARI All Sky Survey
We use the new release of the AKARI Far-Infrared all sky Survey matched with
the NVSS radio database to investigate the local () far infrared-radio
correlation (FIRC) of different types of extragalactic sources. To obtain the
redshift information for the AKARI FIS sources we crossmatch the catalogue with
the SDSS DR8. This also allows us to use emission line properties to divide
sources into four categories: i) star-forming galaxies (SFGs), ii) composite
galaxies (displaying both star-formation and active nucleus components), iii)
Seyfert galaxies, and iv) low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER)
galaxies.
We find that the Seyfert galaxies have the lowest FIR/radio flux ratios and
display excess radio emission when compared to the SFGs. We conclude that FIRC
can be used to separate SFGs and AGNs only for the most radio-loud objects.Comment: 9 pages, accepted to PAS
Evidence for HI replenishment in massive galaxies through gas accretion from the cosmic web
We examine the H i -to-stellar mass ratio (H i fraction) for galaxies near filament backbones within the nearby Universe (d < 181 Mpc). This work uses the 6 degree Field Galaxy Survey (6dFGS) and the Discrete Persistent Structures Extractor (DisPerSE) to define the filamentary structure of the local cosmic web. H i spectral stacking of H i Parkes All Sky Survey (HIPASS) observations yield the H i fraction for filament galaxies and a field control sample. The H i fraction is measured for different stellar masses and 5th nearest neighbour projected densities (Σ5) to disentangle what influences cold gas in galaxies. For galaxies with stellar masses log(M⋆) ≤ 11 M⊙ in projected densities 0 ≤ Σ5 < 3 galaxies Mpc−2, all H i fractions of galaxies near filaments are statistically indistinguishable from the control sample. Galaxies with stellar masses log(M⋆) ≥ 11 M⊙ have a systematically higher H i fraction near filaments than the control sample. The greatest difference is 0.75 dex, which is 5.5σ difference at mean projected densities of 1.45 galaxies Mpc−2. We suggest that this is evidence for massive galaxies accreting cold gas from the intra-filament medium which can replenish some H i gas. This supports cold mode accretion where filament galaxies with a large gravitational potential can draw gas from the large scale structure
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