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活动星系核合并后残留的多波长研究

A Multiwavelength Study of Active Galactic Nuclei in Post-Merger Remnants

Wenhao Li, Preethi Nair, Jimmy Irwin, Sara Ellison, Shobita Satyapal, Niv Drory, Amy Jones, William Keel, Karen Masters, David Stark, Russell Ryan, Kavya Mukundan

摘要:

我们调查的作用,星系合并触发AGN在附近的宇宙。我们的分析是基于79个合并后残留星系的样本,钱德拉/XMM-牛顿的深X射线观测能够探测到亮度大于10 ^40. 5 erg s^-1的活动星系核。该样本来自斯隆数字巡天数据第14版中确定的807个合并后的视觉分类,体积有限的样本,log M*/M_sun > 10.5和0.02 < z < 0.06。我们发现在这个样品中的X射线活动星系核的比例为55.7% ± 5.6%,而质量和红移匹配的非相互作用对照样品的比例为23.6% ± 2.8%。合并后的多波长活动星系核部分(在X射线、红外、无线电或光学诊断中被识别为活动星系核)为76.6% ± 4.8%,而对照组为39.1% ± 3.2%。因此,合并后表现出高的整体活动星系核的分数与超过2 - 4之间的活动星系核诊断使用。此外,我们发现大多数的光学、红外和射电活动星系核也被确认为X射线活动星系核,而大部分的X射线活动星系核在其他的诊断方法中都没有被确认。这突出了深X射线成像识别活动星系核的重要性。我们发现,X射线活动星系核的比例合并后是独立的恒星质量以上log M*/M_sun > 10.5不同于控制星系中看到的趋势。总的来说,我们的研究结果表明,合并后的星系是一个很好的示踪剂合并活动星系核的连接,并强烈支持合并触发活动星系核的理论预期。

英文摘要:

We investigate the role of galaxy mergers in triggering AGN in the nearby Universe. Our analysis is based on a sample of 79 post-merger remnant galaxies with deep X-ray observations from Chandra/XMM-Newton capable of detecting a low-luminosity AGN of > 10^40.5 erg s^-1. This sample is derived from a visually classified, volume-limited sample of 807 post-mergers identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 14 with log M*/M_sun > 10.5 and 0.02 < z < 0.06. We find the X-ray AGN fraction in this sample is 55.7% +\- 5.6% compared to 23.6% +\- 2.8% for a mass and redshift matched non-interacting control sample. The multi-wavelength AGN fraction (identified as an AGN in one of X-ray, IR, radio or optical diagnostics) for post-mergers is 76.6% +\- 4.8% compared to 39.1% +\- 3.2% for controls. Thus post-mergers exhibit a high overall AGN fraction with an excess between 2 - 4 depending on the AGN diagnostics used. In addition, we find most optical, IR, and radio AGN are also identified as X-ray AGN while a large fraction of X-ray AGN are not identified in any other diagnostic. This highlights the importance of deep X-ray imaging to identify AGN. We find the X-ray AGN fraction of post-mergers is independent of stellar mass above log M*/M_sun > 10.5 unlike the trend seen in control galaxies. Overall, our results show that post-merger galaxies are a good tracer of the merger-AGN connection and strongly support the theoretical expectations that mergers trigger AGN.

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