Science-advisor
REGISTER info/FAQ
Login
username
password
     
forgot password?
register here
 
Research articles
  search articles
  reviews guidelines
  reviews
  articles index
My Pages
my alerts
  my messages
  my reviews
  my favorites
 
 
Stat
Members: 3645
Articles: 2'504'928
Articles rated: 2609

25 April 2024
 
  » arxiv » 1409.5122

 Article overview



The host galaxies of X-ray selected Active Galactic Nuclei to z=2.5: Structure, star-formation and their relationships from CANDELS and Herschel/PACS
D. J. Rosario ; D. H. McIntosh ; A. van der Wel ; J. Kartaltepe ; P. Lang ; P. Santini ; S. Wuyts ; D. Lutz ; M. Rafelski ; C. Villforth ; D. M. Alexander ; F. E. Bauer ; E. F. Bell ; S. Berta ; W. N. Brandt ; C. J. Conselice ; A. Dekel ; S. M. Faber ; H. C. Ferguson ; R. Genzel ; N. A. Grogin ; D. D. Kocevski ; A. M. Koekemoer ; D. C. Koo ; J. M. Lotz ; B. Magnelli ; R. Maiolino ; M. Mozena ; J. R. Mullaney ; C. J. Papovich ; P. Popesso ; L. J. Tacconi ; J. R. Trump ; S. Avadhuta ; R. Bassett ; A. Bell ; M. Bernyk ; F. Bournaud ; P. Cassata ; E. Cheung ; D. Croton ; J. Donley ; L. DeGroot ; J. Guedes ; N. Hathi ; J. Herrington ; M. Hilton ; K. Lai ; C. Lani ; M. Martig ; E. McGrath ; S. Mutch ; A. Mortlock ; C. McPartland ; E. O'Leary ; M. Peth ; A. Pillepich ; G. Poole ; D. Snyder ; A. Straughn ; O. Telford ; C. Tonini ; P. Wandro ;
Date 17 Sep 2014
AbstractWe study the relationship between the structure and star-formation rate (SFR) of X-ray selected low and moderate luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the two Chandra Deep Fields, using Hubble Space Telescope imaging from the Cosmic Assembly Near Infrared Extragalactic Legacy Survey (CANDELS) and deep far-infrared maps from the PEP+GOODS-Herschel survey. We derive detailed distributions of structural parameters and FIR luminosities from carefully constructed control samples of galaxies, which we then compare to those of the AGNs. At z~1, AGNs show slightly diskier light profiles than massive inactive (non-AGN) galaxies, as well as modestly higher levels of gross galaxy disturbance (as measured by visual signatures of interactions and clumpy structure). In contrast, at z~2, AGNs show similar levels of galaxy disturbance as inactive galaxies, but display a red central light enhancement, which may arise due to a more pronounced bulge in AGN hosts or due to extinguished nuclear light. We undertake a number of tests of these alternatives, but our results do not strongly favour one interpretation over the other. The mean SFR and its distribution among AGNs and inactive galaxies are similar at z>1.5. At z<1, however, clear and significant enhancements are seen in the SFRs of AGNs with bulge-dominated light profiles. These trends suggest an evolution in the relation between nuclear activity and host properties with redshift, towards a minor role for mergers and interactions at z>1.5.
Source arXiv, 1409.5122
Services Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites   
 
Visitor rating: did you like this article? no 1   2   3   4   5   yes

No review found.
 Did you like this article?

This article or document is ...
important:
of broad interest:
readable:
new:
correct:
Global appreciation:

  Note: answers to reviews or questions about the article must be posted in the forum section.
Authors are not allowed to review their own article. They can use the forum section.

browser Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)






ScienXe.org
» my Online CV
» Free


News, job offers and information for researchers and scientists:
home  |  contact  |  terms of use  |  sitemap
Copyright © 2005-2024 - Scimetrica