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Stellar dynamics and star formation histories of z ∼ 1 radio-loud galaxies

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We investigate the stellar kinematics and stellar populations of 58 radio-loud galaxies of intermediate luminosities (L 3 GHz > 1023 W Hz-1) at 0.6 < z < 1. This sample is constructed by cross-matching galaxies from the deep VLT/VIMOS LEGA-C spectroscopic survey with the VLA 3 GHz data set. The LEGA-C continuum spectra reveal for the first time stellar velocity dispersions and age indicators of z ˜ 1 radio galaxies. We find that z ˜ 1 radio-loud active galactic nucleus (AGN) occur exclusively in predominantly old galaxies with high velocity dispersions: σ * > 175 km s-1, corresponding to black hole masses in excess of 108 M ⊙. Furthermore, we confirm that at a fixed stellar mass the fraction of radio-loud AGN at z ˜ 1 is five to 10 times higher than in the local universe, suggesting that quiescent, massive galaxies at z ˜ 1 switch on as radio AGN on average once every Gyr. Our results strengthen the existing evidence for a link between high black hole masses, radio loudness, and quiescence at z ˜ 1.
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galaxies: evolution, galaxies: fundamental parameters, galaxies: high-redshift, galaxies: jets, galaxies: star formation, ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI, SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES, GHZ LARGE PROJECT, AGN FEEDBACK, COSMIC EVOLUTION, FORMING GALAXIES, HOST GALAXIES, MASSIVE GALAXIES, POPULATION, CATALOG

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Barišić, Ivana, et al. “Stellar Dynamics and Star Formation Histories of z ∼ 1 Radio-Loud Galaxies.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, vol. 847, no. 1, 2017, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa8768.
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Barišić, I., van der Wel, A., Bezanson, R., Pacifici, C., Noeske, K., Muñoz-Mateos, J. C., … Wu, P.-F. (2017). Stellar dynamics and star formation histories of z ∼ 1 radio-loud galaxies. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 847(1). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa8768
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Barišić, Ivana, Arjen van der Wel, Rachel Bezanson, Camilla Pacifici, Kai Noeske, Juan C Muñoz-Mateos, Marijn Franx, et al. 2017. “Stellar Dynamics and Star Formation Histories of z ∼ 1 Radio-Loud Galaxies.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 847 (1). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa8768.
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Barišić, Ivana, Arjen van der Wel, Rachel Bezanson, Camilla Pacifici, Kai Noeske, Juan C Muñoz-Mateos, Marijn Franx, Vernesa Smolčić, Eric F Bell, Gabriel Brammer, João Calhau, Priscilla Chauké, Pieter G van Dokkum, Josha van Houdt, Anna Gallazzi, Ivo Labbé, Michael V Maseda, Adam Muzzin, David Sobral, Caroline Straatman, and Po-Feng Wu. 2017. “Stellar Dynamics and Star Formation Histories of z ∼ 1 Radio-Loud Galaxies.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 847 (1). doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aa8768.
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Barišić I, van der Wel A, Bezanson R, Pacifici C, Noeske K, Muñoz-Mateos JC, et al. Stellar dynamics and star formation histories of z ∼ 1 radio-loud galaxies. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 2017;847(1).
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I. Barišić et al., “Stellar dynamics and star formation histories of z ∼ 1 radio-loud galaxies,” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, vol. 847, no. 1, 2017.
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  author       = {{Barišić, Ivana and van der Wel, Arjen and Bezanson, Rachel and Pacifici, Camilla and Noeske, Kai and Muñoz-Mateos, Juan C and Franx, Marijn and Smolčić, Vernesa and Bell, Eric F and Brammer, Gabriel and Calhau, João and Chauké, Priscilla and van Dokkum, Pieter G and van Houdt, Josha and Gallazzi, Anna and Labbé, Ivo and Maseda, Michael V and Muzzin, Adam and Sobral, David and Straatman, Caroline and Wu, Po-Feng}},
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  title        = {{Stellar dynamics and star formation histories of z ∼ 1 radio-loud galaxies}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa8768}},
  volume       = {{847}},
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