Merger driven ULIRG-QSO evolution: The case of 3C 48
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
The QSO 3C 48 and its host galaxy constitute a nearby template object of the proposed merger-driven evolutionary sequence from ULIRGs to QSOs. In this contribution multi-wavelength observations and N-body simulations studying the structural and compositional properties of this late-stage major merger will be presented. Key questions addressed will be the nature of the apparent second nucleus 3C 48A and absence of a counter tidal tail. The results will be used to review the role of 3C 48 in the ULIRG-QSO evolutionary scenario.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0511076,
title = {Merger driven ULIRG-QSO evolution: The case of 3C 48},
author = {J. Zuther and M. Krips and J. Scharwaechter and A. Eckart},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0511076},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures, submitted to "QSO Hosts: Evolution and Environment", P.D. Barthel, D.B. Sanders, eds., August 2005, Leiden University (The Netherlands), New Astr. Rev