Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-03-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures; to appear in AJ
Scientific paper
10.1088/0004-6256/135/5/1692
An asymmetry index is derived from ellipse-fitting to galaxy images, that gives weight to faint outer features and is not strongly redshift-dependent. These measures are made on a sample of 13 2MASS QSOs and their neighbour galaxies, and a control sample of field galaxies from the same wide-field imaging data. The QSO host galaxy asymmetries correlate well with visual tidal interaction indices previously published. The companion galaxies have somewhat higher asymmetry than the control galaxy sample, and their asymmetry is inversely correlated with distance from the QSO. The distribution of QSO-companion asymmetry indices is different from that for matched control field galaxies at the $\sim95%$ significance level. We present the data and discuss this evidence for tidal and other disturbances in the vicinity of QSOs.
Hutchings John B.
Proulx Christian
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