Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009ap%26ss.324..253m&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 324, Issue 2-4, pp. 253-258
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Galaxies: Active, Galaxies: Star Clusters, Galaxies: Nuclei, Galaxies: Photometry
Scientific paper
We explore the role of star clusters in the nuclear regions of galaxies through their connection with active galactic nuclei (AGN). Nuclear star clusters (NCs) are conspicuous in the centers of most nearby galaxies, all along the Hubble sequence. These clusters are probably the faint-end distribution of the central supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in massive bulges. On the other hand, star formation is known to be ongoing in the majority of Seyfert nuclei and in many low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGN). We study two samples of AGN galaxies (75 Seyferts and 26 LLAGN) in the near-ultraviolet with the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. We aim to better understand the connection between the growing of the SMBH and the build-up of the bulge, and we also intend to make statistical progress and determine the properties of the population of NCs coexisting with growing SMBHs.
Cid Fernandes Roberto
Gonzalez Delgado Rosa Maria
Muñoz Marín Víctor M.
Pérez Enrique
Schmitt Henrique R.
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