Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions

Autores
Alonso, M. Sol; Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo; Tissera, Patricia Beatriz; Coldwell, Georgina
Año de publicación
2007
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We perform a statistical analysis of AGN host characteristics and nuclear activity for AGNs in pairs and without companions. Our study concerns a sample of AGNs derived from the SDSS-DR4 data by Kauffmann et al (2003) and pair galaxies obtained from the same data set by Alonso et al. (2006). An eye-ball classification of images of 1607 close pairs (rp < 25 kpc h −1 , ∆V < 350 km s −1 ) according to the evidence of interaction through distorted morphologies and tidal features provides us with a more confident assessment of galaxy interactions from this sample. We notice that, at a given luminosity or stellar mass content, the fraction of AGNs is larger for pair galaxies exhibiting evidence for strong interaction and tidal features which also show sings of strong star formation activity. Nevertheless, this process accounts only for a ∼ 10% increase of the fraction of AGNs. As in previous works, we find AGN hosts to be redder and with a larger concentration morphological index than non-AGN galaxies. This effect does not depend whether AGN hosts are in pairs or in isolation. The OIII luminosity of AGNs with strong interaction features is found to be significantly larger than that of other AGNs, either in pairs or in isolation. Estimations of the accretion rate, L[OIII]/MBH , show that AGNs in merging pairs are actively feeding their black holes, regardless of their stellar masses. We also find that the luminosity of the companion galaxy seems to be a key parameter in the determination of the black hole activity. At a given host luminosity, both the OIII luminosity and the L[OIII]/MBH are significantly larger in AGNs with a bright companion (Mr < −20) than otherwise.
Fil: Alonso, M. Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito"; Argentina
Fil: Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Observatorio Astronomico de Cordoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Tissera, Patricia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Coldwell, Georgina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Observatorio Astronomico de Cordoba; Argentina
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galaxies: evolution
galaxies: formation
cosmology: theory
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spelling Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy InteractionsAlonso, M. SolGarcia Lambas, Diego RodolfoTissera, Patricia BeatrizColdwell, Georginagalaxies: evolutiongalaxies: formationcosmology: theoryhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We perform a statistical analysis of AGN host characteristics and nuclear activity for AGNs in pairs and without companions. Our study concerns a sample of AGNs derived from the SDSS-DR4 data by Kauffmann et al (2003) and pair galaxies obtained from the same data set by Alonso et al. (2006). An eye-ball classification of images of 1607 close pairs (rp < 25 kpc h −1 , ∆V < 350 km s −1 ) according to the evidence of interaction through distorted morphologies and tidal features provides us with a more confident assessment of galaxy interactions from this sample. We notice that, at a given luminosity or stellar mass content, the fraction of AGNs is larger for pair galaxies exhibiting evidence for strong interaction and tidal features which also show sings of strong star formation activity. Nevertheless, this process accounts only for a ∼ 10% increase of the fraction of AGNs. As in previous works, we find AGN hosts to be redder and with a larger concentration morphological index than non-AGN galaxies. This effect does not depend whether AGN hosts are in pairs or in isolation. The OIII luminosity of AGNs with strong interaction features is found to be significantly larger than that of other AGNs, either in pairs or in isolation. Estimations of the accretion rate, L[OIII]/MBH , show that AGNs in merging pairs are actively feeding their black holes, regardless of their stellar masses. We also find that the luminosity of the companion galaxy seems to be a key parameter in the determination of the black hole activity. At a given host luminosity, both the OIII luminosity and the L[OIII]/MBH are significantly larger in AGNs with a bright companion (Mr < −20) than otherwise.Fil: Alonso, M. Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito"; ArgentinaFil: Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Observatorio Astronomico de Cordoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Tissera, Patricia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaFil: Coldwell, Georgina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Observatorio Astronomico de Cordoba; ArgentinaOxford University Press2007-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/25053Alonso, M. Sol; Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo; Tissera, Patricia Beatriz; Coldwell, Georgina; Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions; Oxford University Press; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; 375; 3; 3-2007; 1017-10240035-8711CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0701192info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11367.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11367.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:51:26Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/25053instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:51:27.073CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
title Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
spellingShingle Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
Alonso, M. Sol
galaxies: evolution
galaxies: formation
cosmology: theory
title_short Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
title_full Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
title_fullStr Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
title_full_unstemmed Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
title_sort Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxy Interactions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alonso, M. Sol
Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo
Tissera, Patricia Beatriz
Coldwell, Georgina
author Alonso, M. Sol
author_facet Alonso, M. Sol
Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo
Tissera, Patricia Beatriz
Coldwell, Georgina
author_role author
author2 Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo
Tissera, Patricia Beatriz
Coldwell, Georgina
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv galaxies: evolution
galaxies: formation
cosmology: theory
topic galaxies: evolution
galaxies: formation
cosmology: theory
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We perform a statistical analysis of AGN host characteristics and nuclear activity for AGNs in pairs and without companions. Our study concerns a sample of AGNs derived from the SDSS-DR4 data by Kauffmann et al (2003) and pair galaxies obtained from the same data set by Alonso et al. (2006). An eye-ball classification of images of 1607 close pairs (rp < 25 kpc h −1 , ∆V < 350 km s −1 ) according to the evidence of interaction through distorted morphologies and tidal features provides us with a more confident assessment of galaxy interactions from this sample. We notice that, at a given luminosity or stellar mass content, the fraction of AGNs is larger for pair galaxies exhibiting evidence for strong interaction and tidal features which also show sings of strong star formation activity. Nevertheless, this process accounts only for a ∼ 10% increase of the fraction of AGNs. As in previous works, we find AGN hosts to be redder and with a larger concentration morphological index than non-AGN galaxies. This effect does not depend whether AGN hosts are in pairs or in isolation. The OIII luminosity of AGNs with strong interaction features is found to be significantly larger than that of other AGNs, either in pairs or in isolation. Estimations of the accretion rate, L[OIII]/MBH , show that AGNs in merging pairs are actively feeding their black holes, regardless of their stellar masses. We also find that the luminosity of the companion galaxy seems to be a key parameter in the determination of the black hole activity. At a given host luminosity, both the OIII luminosity and the L[OIII]/MBH are significantly larger in AGNs with a bright companion (Mr < −20) than otherwise.
Fil: Alonso, M. Sol. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito". Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Complejo Astronómico "el Leoncito"; Argentina
Fil: Garcia Lambas, Diego Rodolfo. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Observatorio Astronomico de Cordoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Tissera, Patricia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Coldwell, Georgina. Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. Observatorio Astronomico de Cordoba; Argentina
description We perform a statistical analysis of AGN host characteristics and nuclear activity for AGNs in pairs and without companions. Our study concerns a sample of AGNs derived from the SDSS-DR4 data by Kauffmann et al (2003) and pair galaxies obtained from the same data set by Alonso et al. (2006). An eye-ball classification of images of 1607 close pairs (rp < 25 kpc h −1 , ∆V < 350 km s −1 ) according to the evidence of interaction through distorted morphologies and tidal features provides us with a more confident assessment of galaxy interactions from this sample. We notice that, at a given luminosity or stellar mass content, the fraction of AGNs is larger for pair galaxies exhibiting evidence for strong interaction and tidal features which also show sings of strong star formation activity. Nevertheless, this process accounts only for a ∼ 10% increase of the fraction of AGNs. As in previous works, we find AGN hosts to be redder and with a larger concentration morphological index than non-AGN galaxies. This effect does not depend whether AGN hosts are in pairs or in isolation. The OIII luminosity of AGNs with strong interaction features is found to be significantly larger than that of other AGNs, either in pairs or in isolation. Estimations of the accretion rate, L[OIII]/MBH , show that AGNs in merging pairs are actively feeding their black holes, regardless of their stellar masses. We also find that the luminosity of the companion galaxy seems to be a key parameter in the determination of the black hole activity. At a given host luminosity, both the OIII luminosity and the L[OIII]/MBH are significantly larger in AGNs with a bright companion (Mr < −20) than otherwise.
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