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Chandra Observations of Galaxy Zoo Mergers: Frequency of Binary Active Nuclei in Massive Mergers

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We present the results from a Chandra pilot study of 12 massive galaxy mergers selected from Galaxy Zoo. The sample includes major mergers down to a host galaxy mass of 10$^{11}$ $M_\odot$ that already have optical AGN signatures in at least one of the progenitors. We find that the coincidences of optically selected active nuclei with mildly obscured ($N_H \lesssim 1.1 \times 10^{22}$ cm$^{-2}$) X-ray nuclei are relatively common (8/12), but the detections are too faint ($< 40$ counts per ...

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10.1088/0004-637X/753/2/165

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Publisher:
Institute of Physics Publishing
Journal:
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Volume:
753
Issue:
2
Pages:
165-165
Publication date:
2012-06-06
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EISSN:
1538-4357
ISSN:
0004-637X
Language:
English
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pubs:334925
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uuid:c0c85848-c481-46b9-bd07-c73babe4fca7
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pubs:334925
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334925
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2013-11-16

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