The role of mergers in early-type galaxy evolution and black hole growth

Astrophysical Journal Letters

Volumn 714, Issue 1 PART 2, 2010, Pages

  Schawinski, Kevin ^a,b   Dowlin, Nathan ^a,b   Thomas, Daniel ^c   Urry, C Megan ^a,b   Edmondson, Edward ^c  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: Seyfert

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950950207     PISSN: 20418205     EISSN: 20418213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/714/1/L108     Document Type: Article

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