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The Spectra of Very Luminous IRAS Galaxies1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Hong Wu
Affiliation:
Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zhenlong Zou
Affiliation:
Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Xiaoyang Xia
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Tianjin Normal University, China
Zugan Deng
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Abstract

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We discuss new optical spectra and DSS images of a complete sample of very luminous IRAS galaxies. The statistics of classification of spectral types and interactions show that interaction can account for the nuclear activity (AGN and starburst) of ultraluminous infrared galaxies.

Type
IX. Surveys and Properties of Active Galaxies and Related Sources
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1997

Footnotes

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

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