The Chandra-RBGS Survey of a Complete Sample of Luminous Infrared Galaxies

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Sep 2006

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Chandra Proposal ID #08700551

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Chandra Proposal Id #08700551

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We propose a Chandra-ACIS survey of a complete sample of Luminous Infrared Galaxies (LIRGs) with Lir >10^11.5, from the IRAS Revised Bright Galaxy Sample (RBGS). All of these objects are interacting/merging gas-rich spirals. Our new observations will provide a uniform and complete census of AGN and X-ray luminous starbursts in the nearest and brightest LIRGs, and will complement approved Spitzer-IRAC+MIPS, and HST-ACS imaging of the same sample. The results will be used to address the following key questions: are binary AGN a common feature of these LIRGs, and if so, when and at what level is the AGN activity triggered in each nucleus ? and can the fueling and growth of massive black holes be correlated in time with the merger phase ?

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