The nature of the mid-infrared population from optical identifications of the ELAIS-S1 sample

Abstract

We present a multi-wavelength catalog (15 um, R, K-band, 1.4 GHz flux) plus spectroscopic identifications for 406 15 um sources detected in the ELAIS region S1, over the flux density range 0.5<S<150 mJy. 332 (~82%) sources are optically identified down to R~23.0. Spectra or bona fide stellar identifications are obtained for 290 objects. The areal coverage, MIR and optical completeness of the sample are discussed in order to allow statistical and evolutionary analyses. Two main spectroscopic classes have been found to dominate the MIR extragalactic population: z<0.5 star-forming galaxies (from absorbed to extreme starbursts: nuL_nu~10^8-10^11 L_odot), which account for \~75% of the sources, and AGN (both type 1 and 2), which account for ~25% of the sources. About 20% of the extragalactic sources are dust-enshrouded starburst galaxies [e(a) spectra], and all the starburst galaxies appear more dust extincted in the optical than nearby normal galaxies. We also identified 91 stellar objects (~22% of the MIR sources). The counts for starburst galaxies and AGN down to 0.6 mJy have been derived. A general trend is found in the optical-MIR SED of the galaxies, where the MIR-luminous objects have larger MIR to optical luminosity ratios.

arXiv commentScheduled on AJ, Vol. 127/6, 2004 June. Table 2 (+ 15um sources coordinates) at http://www.fis.uniroma3.it/~ELAIS_S/lafrancabab.tab2.dat . Table 3 at http://www.fis.uniroma3.it/~ELAIS_S/lafrancabab.tab3.dat . Other related data and papers at http://www.fis.uniroma3.it/~ELAIS_S/ . Few luminosities in Table 2 corrected

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