Host galaxy identification of LOFAR sources in the Euclid Deep Field North
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| author | L., Bisigello M., Giulietti I., Prandoni M., Bondi M., Bonato M., Magliocchetti A., Rottgering H. J. K., Morabito L. J, White G. |
| author_facet | L., Bisigello M., Giulietti I., Prandoni M., Bondi M., Bonato M., Magliocchetti A., Rottgering H. J. K., Morabito L. J, White G. |
| contents | We present a catalogue of optical and near-infrared counterparts to radio sources detected in the Euclid Deep Field North (EDF-N) using observations from the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR) High Band Antenna (HBA) at 144 MHz with 6 arcsec angular resolution. The catalogue covers a circular region of $10deg^2$ and includes 23309 radio sources with a peak signal-to-noise ratio greater than 5. After masking regions close to stars and with unreliable photometry in the optical or near-infrared, the catalogue includes 19550 sources. To carry out a robust identification strategy, we combined the statistical power of the Likelihood Ratio (LR) method, including both colour and magnitude information, with targeted visual inspection. The resulting catalogue boasts a remarkable identification rate of 99.2%, successfully matching 19401 out of 19550 radio sources with reliable optical and/or near-infrared counterparts. For 19391 of the matched sources, we successfully derived photometric redshift for the host galaxy by performing an SED fit using the available data in the optical, near-infrared, far-infrared, and radio. LOFAR sources within the catalogue exhibit a median redshift of 1.1, with some extending up to z=6. Around 7% of the sample is detected only in infrared using IRAC and tends towards higher redshifts, with a median of z=3.0. This comprehensive catalogue serves as a valuable resource for future research, enabling detailed investigations into the properties and evolution of LOFAR-detected sources and their host galaxies. |
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| spellingShingle | Host galaxy identification of LOFAR sources in the Euclid Deep Field North L., Bisigello M., Giulietti I., Prandoni M., Bondi M., Bonato M., Magliocchetti A., Rottgering H. J. K., Morabito L. J, White G. Astrophysics of Galaxies We present a catalogue of optical and near-infrared counterparts to radio sources detected in the Euclid Deep Field North (EDF-N) using observations from the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR) High Band Antenna (HBA) at 144 MHz with 6 arcsec angular resolution. The catalogue covers a circular region of $10deg^2$ and includes 23309 radio sources with a peak signal-to-noise ratio greater than 5. After masking regions close to stars and with unreliable photometry in the optical or near-infrared, the catalogue includes 19550 sources. To carry out a robust identification strategy, we combined the statistical power of the Likelihood Ratio (LR) method, including both colour and magnitude information, with targeted visual inspection. The resulting catalogue boasts a remarkable identification rate of 99.2%, successfully matching 19401 out of 19550 radio sources with reliable optical and/or near-infrared counterparts. For 19391 of the matched sources, we successfully derived photometric redshift for the host galaxy by performing an SED fit using the available data in the optical, near-infrared, far-infrared, and radio. LOFAR sources within the catalogue exhibit a median redshift of 1.1, with some extending up to z=6. Around 7% of the sample is detected only in infrared using IRAC and tends towards higher redshifts, with a median of z=3.0. This comprehensive catalogue serves as a valuable resource for future research, enabling detailed investigations into the properties and evolution of LOFAR-detected sources and their host galaxies. |
| title | Host galaxy identification of LOFAR sources in the Euclid Deep Field North |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.15963 |