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Title: ULTRA-LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES IN SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 6

Abstract

Ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) are interesting objects with dramatic properties. Many efforts have been made to understand the physics of their luminous infrared emission and evolutionary stages. However, a large ULIRG sample is still needed to study the properties of their central black holes (BHs), the BH-host galaxy relation, and their evolution. We identified 308 ULIRGs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 6, and classified them into the NL ULIRGs (with only narrow emission lines) and the Type I ULIRGs (with broad emission lines). About 56% of ULIRGs in our total sample show interaction features, and this percentage is 79% for redshift z < 0.2. Optical identifications of these ULIRGs show that the active galactic nucleus percentage is at least 49%, and the percentage increases with the infrared luminosity. We found 62 Type I ULIRGs, and estimated their BH masses and velocity dispersions from their optical spectra. Together with known Type I ULIRGs in the literature, a sample of 90 Type I ULIRGs enables us to make a statistical study. We found that the BH masses of Type I ULIRGs are typically smaller than those of Palomar-Green QSOs, and most Type I ULIRGs follow the M {sub BH}-sigmamore » relation. However, some ULIRGs with a larger Eddington ratio deviate from this relation, even though the line width of the [O III] narrow-line (NL) core or the [S II] line was used as the surrogate of velocity dispersion. This implies that at least some ULIRGs are probably still in the early evolution stage toward QSOs. The anti-correlation between the mass deviation from the M {sub BH}-sigma relation and the Eddington ratio supports that the evolution of Type I ULIRGs is probably followed by the building up of the M {sub BH}-sigma relation and the evolution to the QSO phase.« less

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]
  1. National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jia-20, DaTun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012 (China)
  2. Department of Astronomy, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21367384
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Astrophysical Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 704; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/789; Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; BLACK HOLES; EMISSION; GALACTIC EVOLUTION; GALAXIES; GALAXY NUCLEI; LINE WIDTHS; LUMINOSITY; RED SHIFT; EVOLUTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Citation Formats

Hou, L G, Han, J L, and Xuebing, Wu. ULTRA-LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES IN SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 6. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/789.
Hou, L G, Han, J L, & Xuebing, Wu. ULTRA-LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES IN SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 6. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/789
Hou, L G, Han, J L, and Xuebing, Wu. 2009. "ULTRA-LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES IN SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 6". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/789.
@article{osti_21367384,
title = {ULTRA-LUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES IN SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY DATA RELEASE 6},
author = {Hou, L G and Han, J L and Xuebing, Wu},
abstractNote = {Ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) are interesting objects with dramatic properties. Many efforts have been made to understand the physics of their luminous infrared emission and evolutionary stages. However, a large ULIRG sample is still needed to study the properties of their central black holes (BHs), the BH-host galaxy relation, and their evolution. We identified 308 ULIRGs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 6, and classified them into the NL ULIRGs (with only narrow emission lines) and the Type I ULIRGs (with broad emission lines). About 56% of ULIRGs in our total sample show interaction features, and this percentage is 79% for redshift z < 0.2. Optical identifications of these ULIRGs show that the active galactic nucleus percentage is at least 49%, and the percentage increases with the infrared luminosity. We found 62 Type I ULIRGs, and estimated their BH masses and velocity dispersions from their optical spectra. Together with known Type I ULIRGs in the literature, a sample of 90 Type I ULIRGs enables us to make a statistical study. We found that the BH masses of Type I ULIRGs are typically smaller than those of Palomar-Green QSOs, and most Type I ULIRGs follow the M {sub BH}-sigma relation. However, some ULIRGs with a larger Eddington ratio deviate from this relation, even though the line width of the [O III] narrow-line (NL) core or the [S II] line was used as the surrogate of velocity dispersion. This implies that at least some ULIRGs are probably still in the early evolution stage toward QSOs. The anti-correlation between the mass deviation from the M {sub BH}-sigma relation and the Eddington ratio supports that the evolution of Type I ULIRGs is probably followed by the building up of the M {sub BH}-sigma relation and the evolution to the QSO phase.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/789},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21367384}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = 1,
volume = 704,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
}