3C 294 revisited: Deep Large Binocular Telescope AO NIR images and optical spectroscopy

• Published in: Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) Vol. 628; p. A28
• Main Authors: Heidt, J., Quirrenbach, A., Hoyer, N., Thompson, D., Pramskiy, A., Agapito, G., Esposito, S., Gredel, R., Miller, D., Pinna, E., Puglisi, A., Rossi, F., Seifert, W., Taylor, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg EDP Sciences 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Active galactic nuclei; Adaptive optics; Galactic clusters; Galactic evolution; galaxies: active; galaxies: high-redshift; Galaxy mergers & collisions; Image resolution; Infrared imaging; instrumentation: adaptive optics; Near infrared radiation; Optics; quasars: emission lines; quasars: individual: 3C 294; Radio astronomy; Radio galaxies; Radio sources (astronomy); Red shift; Spectrum analysis; Stars & galaxies

Context. High redshift radio galaxies are among the most massive galaxies at their redshift, are often found at the center of protoclusters of galaxies, and are expected to evolve into the present day massive central cluster galaxies. Thus they are a useful tool to explore structure formation in the...