Host galaxies of luminous<i>z</i> ∼ 0.6 quasars: major mergers are not prevalent at the highest AGN luminosities

Villforth, C.; S. Hamilton, Timothy; M. Pawlik, M.; Hewlett, T.; Rowlands, Kate; Herbst, H.; Shankar, Francesco; Fontana, A.; Hamann, Fred; M. Koekemoer, Anton; Pforr, J.; R. Trump, Jonathan; Wuyts, Stijn

doi:10.1093/mnras/stw3037

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Host galaxies of luminousz ∼ 0.6 quasars: major mergers are not prevalent at the highest AGN luminosities

Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society • Nov 22, 2016

Authors:

C. Villforth

Timothy S. Hamilton

M. M. Pawlik

Abstract

Galaxy interactions are thought to be one of the main triggers of active galactic nuclei (AGN), especially at high luminosities, where the accreted gas mass during the AGN lifetime is substantial. Evidence for a connection between mergers and AGN, however, remains mixed. Possible triggering mechanis...

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Physics

Astrophysics

Galaxy

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