Optical spectral classification of major mergers: OH megamaser hosts versus nonmasing (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2596-2617

  Darling, Jeremy ^a   Giovanelli, Riccardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Department of Astronomy   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: nuclei; Galaxies: starburst; Masers; Radio lines: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845926562     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508513     Document Type: Article

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