Journal article
Active galactic nuclei and the minor merger hypothesis
- Abstract:
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We have investigated the dynamics of the merging process in the minor merger hypothesis for active galactic nuclei. We find that for a satellite galaxy to be able to merge directly with the nucleus of the host galaxy (for example, to give rise to the compact dust discs which are seen in early-type active galaxies), the initial orbit of the satellite is required to be well aimed. For the case of the host galaxy being a disc galaxy, if the initial orbits of the satellites are randomly oriented ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Volume:
- 346
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 1078-1088
- Publication date:
- 2003-12-21
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1365-2966
- ISSN:
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0035-8711
- Source identifiers:
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3614
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:3614
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- Local pid:
- pubs:3614
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2003
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