The NGC 3341 minor merger: a panchromatic view of the active galactic nucleus in a dwarf companion
arXiv:1309.0093 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1459
Abstract
We present X-ray (Chandra), radio (EVLA and EVN), and archival optical data of the triple-merging system in NGC3341. Our panchromatic analysis confirms the presence of a Seyfert 2 AGN in NGC3341B, one of the secondary dwarf companions. On the other hand, the nucleus of the primary galaxy, consistent with a star-forming region of a few solar masses per year, and NGC3341C are very unlikely to host an AGN. We therefore suggest that NGC3341 is an exceptional example of an AGN triggered in the satellite galaxy of a minor-merging system. The existence of such a system can have important implications in the models of hierarchical growth of structures. Further observational and theoretical efforts on NGC3341 and potentially similar sources are needed in order to understand the role of minor mergers on the onset of AGN activity, and in the evolution of massive galaxies.
12 pages, 10 figures, MNRAS in press
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