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Radio Source Counts and their Interpretation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

K. I. Kellermann  and
J. V. Wall
K. I. Kellermann
Affiliation:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Va., USA
J. V. Wall
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, U.K.

Abstract

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Radio source counts at several wavelengths are shown and discussed in terms of evolving populations. The deepest counts now reach a surface density close to a million sources per steradian. At this level essentially all of the luminous radio galaxies and quasars appear to be included, and the weaker sources apparently reflect a relatively nearby population of less luminous radio sources.

Type
Chapter IX: The Distribution of Radio Sources
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 124: Observational Cosmology , 1987 , pp. 545 - 564
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

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