Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-03-04
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 325 (2001) 636
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
14 pages, 16 figures, accepted by MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04463.x
We present optical spectra of the nuclei of seven luminous (P(178MHz) > 10**25 W Hz**(-1) Sr**(-1)) nearby (z<0.08) radiogalaxies, which mostly correspond to the FR II class. In two cases, Hydra A and 3C 285, the Balmer and 4000A break indices constrain the spectral types and luminosity classes of the stars involved, revealing that the blue spectra are dominated by blue supergiant and/or giant stars. The ages derived for the last burst of star formation in Hydra A are between 7 and 40 Myr, and in 3C 285 about 10 Myr. The rest of the narrow-line radiogalaxies (four) have 4000A break and metallic indices consistent with those of elliptical galaxies. The only broad-line radiogalaxy in our sample, 3C 382, has a strong featureless blue continuum and broad emission lines that dilute the underlying blue stellar spectra. We are able to detect the Ca II triplet in absorption in the seven objects, with good quality data for only four of them. The strengths of the absorptions are similar to those found in normal elliptical galaxies, but these values are both consistent with single stellar populations of ages as derived from the Balmer absorption and break strengths, and, also, with mixed young+old populations.
Aretxaga Itziar
Cotter Garret
Diaz Angeles
Terlevich Elena
Terlevich Roberto
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