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具有AGN的星系是一个过渡族吗?

Are galaxies with AGN a transition population?

P. B. Westoby, C. G. Mundell, I. K. Baldry

摘要:

我们提出了一个精心挑选的样本的分析结果,从斯隆数字巡天活动和不活动的星系核,在0.01 < z < 0.16的范围内。SDSS星系表分为2型活动星系核和复合型活动星系核两大类,以及一组不活动的恒星形成/被动星系。对于每个活跃星系,通过匹配红移、绝对星等、倾角和半径来选择两个不活跃的控制星系。不活跃星系的样本自然分为红色和蓝色序列,而绝大多数活动星系核的宿主都沿着红色序列出现。在H-α等效宽度方面,复合星系的人口峰值在两个模式之间的山谷中,这表明过渡人口。然而,这种效果是没有观察到的其他属性,如颜色的幅度空间,或颜色浓度平面。活跃星系通常被认为是以膨胀为主的系统,但与不活跃的红序星系相比,H-α发射增强。活动星系核和复合星系也发生在比不活跃的红序星系密度低的环境中,这意味着活动星系核的燃料供应在高密度环境中受到更多的限制。因此,这些结果与AGN宿主星系是“过渡”人口的理论不一致。我们还介绍了一个系统的三维光谱成像调查,量化和比较的气体和恒星运动学的精心挑选的,距离有限的样本多达20个附近的塞弗特星系,和20个不活跃的控制星系,以及匹配的光学特性。调查的目的是寻找核活动的动力学触发器,并解决光学/红外成像调查中悬而未决的争议。

英文摘要:

We present the results of an analysis of a well-selected sample of galaxies with active and inactive galactic nuclei from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, in the range 0.01 < z < 0.16. The SDSS galaxy catalogue was split into two classes of active galaxies, Type~2 AGN and composites, and one set of inactive, star-forming/passive galaxies. For each active galaxy, two inactive control galaxies were selected by matching redshift, absolute magnitude, inclination, and radius. The sample of inactive galaxies naturally divides into a red and a blue sequence, while the vast majority of AGN hosts occur along the red sequence. In terms of H-alpha equivalent width, the population of composite galaxies peaks in the valley between the two modes, suggesting a transition population. However, this effect is not observed in other properties such as colour-magnitude space, or colour-concentration plane. Active galaxies are seen to be generally bulge-dominated systems, but with enhanced H-alpha emission compared to inactive red-sequence galaxies. AGN and composites also occur in less dense environments than inactive red-sequence galaxies, implying that the fuelling of AGN is more restricted in high-density environments. These results are therefore inconsistent with theories in which AGN host galaxies are a `transition' population. We also introduce a systematic 3D spectroscopic imaging survey, to quantify and compare the gaseous and stellar kinematics of a well-selected, distance-limited sample of up to 20 nearby Seyfert galaxies, and 20 inactive control galaxies with well-matched optical properties. The survey aims to search for dynamical triggers of nuclear activity and address outstanding controversies in optical/IR imaging surveys.

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