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Study of Starburst/Activity/Interaction Phenomena based on the Multiple Byurakan-IRAS Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2014

Gohar S. Harutyunyan  and
Areg M. Mickaelian
Gohar S. Harutyunyan
Affiliation:
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Areg M. Mickaelian
Affiliation:
Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), Armenia Email: [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

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The Byurakan-IRAS Galaxy (BIG) sample is the result of optical identifications of IRAS PSC sources at high-galactic latitudes using the First Byurakan Survey (FBS) low-dispersion spectra. Among the 1178 objects most are spiral galaxies and many have been proved to be AGN and starburst by spectroscopic observations, as well as there is a number of ULIRGs among these objects. BIG objects contain galaxy pairs, multiples, and small groups that are subject for study on the matter of the real IR-emitter in these systems. Given that these objects are powerful IR sources, they are considered as young systems indicating high rate of evolution and starburst activity exceeding 100 Mo/yr. Spectroscopic observations show that all these systems are physical ones and we were able to measure the mutual distances and sizes for all components. Cross-correlations with the recent more accurate IR catalogues, such as 2MASS and WISE, as well as radio ones (NVSS, FIRST), provided accurate coordinates of the IR source and possibility to find the individual galaxy responsible for the IR. However, in almost half of the cases, IR position indicates the intermediate region between the components, which means that it comes from the system as a whole. Some more MW data have been matched to IR and radio to have an overall understanding on these systems. Given that these systems are mostly interacting/merging ones often containing AGN and most of them may be considered as powerful starbursts, it is possible to study starburst/activity/interaction phenomena and their interrelationship.

Keywords

IR galaxiespairs and multiplesAGNStarburst galaxiesinteractions
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S304: Multiwavelength AGN Surveys and Studies , October 2013 , pp. 383 - 384
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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