Do AGN suppress star formation in disc-dominated galaxies?

B. Husemann; J. Walcher; L. Wisotzki; J. Gerssen; K. Jahnke; S. F. Sánchez; V. Wild

doi:10.1017/S1743921313001749

Do AGN suppress star formation in disc-dominated galaxies?

B. Husemann, J. Walcher, L. Wisotzki, J. Gerssen, K. Jahnke, S. F. Sánchez, V. Wild

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

We present preliminary results of our integral field spectroscopy (IFS) observations to test whether AGN can suppress star formation in disc-dominated galaxies. We find a lower specific star formation rate and a different radial Hα profile for AGN than in the control sample.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-373
Journal	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume	8
Issue number	S292
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921313001749
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012

Keywords

galaxies: active
HII regions
galaxies: spiral

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