SUMSS Giant Radio Sources

Almost complete redshift information has been obtained for the sample. The sample has the following defining criteria: Galactic latitude |b|>12.5{deg}, declination {delta}<-50{deg}, and angular size >5'.

All the sources have a projected linear size larger than 0.7Mpc (assuming H_0_=71km/s/Mpc). The sample is chosen from a region of the sky covering 2100{deg}^2^. In this paper we present 843MHz radio images of the extended radio morphologies made using the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope, higher resolution radio observations of any compact radio structures using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, and low-resolution optical spectra of the host galaxies from the 2.3m Australian National University telescope at Siding Spring Observatory.