Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2012
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #246.24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We studied active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity and star formation in a sample of 52 luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies ((U)LIRGs) with 1.17 < z < 1.602 and LIR > 1011.5 Lsolar. ULIRGs get their extreme infrared luminosities from the heating of dust by star formation and/or AGN. Studies done in the local universe have revealed that all local ULIRGs are mergers (Sanders & Mirabel 1996), and have proposed evolutionary schemes in which early merger stages are dominated by starbursts, intermediate merger stages are dominated by starburst-AGN composite objects, and late merger stages are dominated by AGN (Yuan et al. 2010). They have also shown that most ULIRGs with LIR > 1012.4-12.5 Lsolar appear AGN-like (Tran et al. 2001). We used near infrared spectroscopy in order to determine whether these trends extend to high redshift, utilizing the [NII]/H-alpha and [OIII]/H-beta line ratios to plot our objects on a BPT diagram which classifies them as star forming, AGN, or composite. We find that many of the objects in our sample show evidence of mergers or interactions, and that all objects in our sample with LIR >1012.5 Lsolar are AGN or composite objects.
Vivienne Baldassare was supported by the NOAO/KPNO Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program which is funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program and the Department of Defense ASSURE program through Scientific Program Order No. 13 (AST-0754223) of the Cooperative Agreement No. AST-0132798 between the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) and the NSF.
Baldassare Vivienne
Kartaltepe Jeyhan
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