Dynamical properties of ultraluminous infrared galaxies. I. Mass ratio conditions for ulirg activity in interacting pairs

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 638, Issue 2 I, 2006, Pages 745-758

  Dasyra, K M ^a   Tacconi, L J ^a   Davies, R I ^a   Genzel, R ^a   Lutz, D ^a   Naab, T ^b   Burkert, A ^b   Veilleux, S ^c   Sanders, D B ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Infrared: galaxies; ISM: kinematics and dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644772266     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499068     Document Type: Article

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