X-ray Properties of the Central kpc of AGN and Starbursts: The Latest News from Chandra
| dc.creator | Weaver, Kimberly A. | |
| dc.date | 2001-08-30 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T01:59:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T01:59:47Z | |
| dc.description | The X-ray properties of 15 nearby (v<3,000 km/s) galaxies that possess AGN and/or starbursts are discussed. Two-thirds have nuclear extended emission on scales from ~0.5 to ~1.5 kpc that is either clearly associated with a nuclear outflow or morphologically resembles an outflow. Galaxies that are AGN-dominated tend to have linear structures while starburst-dominated galaxies tend to have plume-like structures. Significant X-ray absorption is present in the starburst regions, indicating that a circumnuclear starburst is sufficient to block an AGN at optical wavelengths. Galaxies with starburst activity possess more X-ray point sources within their central kpc than non-starbursts. Many of these sources are more luminous than typical X-ray binaries. The Chandra results are discussed in terms of the starburst-AGN connection, a revised unified model for AGN, and possible evolutionary scenarios. | |
| dc.description | 21 pages, 18 figures (5 color). To appear in ``The central kpc of starbursts and AGN: the La Palma connection'', Eds. J.H. Knapen, J.E. Beckman, I. Shlosman and T.J. Mahoney, ASP conf. series, in press (2001) | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0108481 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0108481 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3255 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | X-ray Properties of the Central kpc of AGN and Starbursts: The Latest News from Chandra | |
| dc.type | text |