Extremely red radio galaxies

dc.creatorWillott, Chris J.
dc.creatorRawlings, Steve
dc.creatorBlundell, Katherine M.
dc.date2001-04-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T01:58:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T01:58:09Z
dc.descriptionAt least half the radio galaxies at z>1 in the 7C Redshift Survey have extremely red colours (R-K>5), consistent with stellar populations which formed at high redshift (z>5). We discuss the implications of this for the evolution of massive galaxies in general and for the fraction of near-IR-selected EROs which host AGN, a result which is now being tested by deep, hard X-ray surveys. The conclusion is that many massive galaxies undergo at least two active phases: one at z~5 when the black hole and stellar bulge formed and another at z~1-2 when activity is triggered by an event such as an interaction or merger.
dc.description6 pages, 2 figures, to appear in the proceedings of the workshop on "QSO hosts and their environments", IAA, Granada, 10-12 Jan 2001, Ed. I. Marquez
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104118
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0104118
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/2663
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleExtremely red radio galaxies
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