The linear bias of radio galaxies at z ≈ 0.3 via cosmic microwave background lensing.

We present a new measurement of the linear bias of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (RLAGNs) at |$z$|  ≈ 0.3 and |$L_{\rm 1.4GHz}\gt 10^{23}\, {\rm W\, Hz^{-1}}$| selected from the Best & Heckman (2012) sample, made by cross-correlating the RLAGN surface density with a map of the convergence of the weak lensing field of the cosmic microwave background from Planck. We detect the cross-power signal at a significance of 3σ and use the amplitude of the cross-power spectrum to estimate the linear bias of RLAGNs, b  = 2.5 ± 0.8, corresponding to a typical dark matter halo mass of |$\log _{10}(M_{\rm h} /h^{-1} M_\odot)=14.0^{+0.3}_{-0.5}$|⁠. When RLAGNs associated with optically selected clusters are removed we measure a lower bias corresponding to |$\log _{10}(M_{\rm h} /h^{-1} M_\odot)=13.7^{+0.4}_{-1.0}$|⁠. These observations support the view that powerful RLAGNs typically inhabit rich group and cluster environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]