An IFU View of the Active Galactic Nuclei in MaNGA Galaxy Pairs

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 923; no. 1; pp. 6 - 25
• Main Authors: Jin, Gaoxiang, Dai, Y. Sophia, Pan, Hsi-An, Lin, Lihwai, Li, Cheng, Hsieh, Bau-Ching, Shen, Shiyin, Yuan, Fang-Ting, Feng, Shuai, Cheng, Cheng, Xu, Hai, Huang, Jia-Sheng, Zhang, Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.12.2021; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Acquisitions & mergers; Active galactic nuclei; AGN host galaxies; ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Astrophysics; Attenuation; Galaxies; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy interactions; Galaxy mergers; Morphology; Star & galaxy formation; Star formation; Stars; Stars & galaxies; Stellar mass; Surface brightness

The role of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) during galaxy interactions and how they influence the star formation in the system are still under debate. We use a sample of 1156 galaxies in galaxy pairs or mergers (hereafter “pairs”) from the MaNGA survey. This pair sample is selected by the velocity off...