Was 49b: An Overmassive AGN in a Merging Dwarf Galaxy?

We present a combined morphological and X-ray analysis of Was. 49, an isolated, dual-AGN system notable for the presence of a dominant AGN, Was 49b, in the disk of the primary galaxy, Was 49a, at a projected radial distance of 8. kpc from the nucleus. Using X-ray data from Chandra, the Nuclear Spect...

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Main Authors: Secrest, Nathan J., Schmitt, Henrique R., Blecha, Laura, Rothberg, Barry, Fischer, Jacqueline
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, LBT Observ
Language:en
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623232
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/623232