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The diverse evolutionary pathways of post-starburst galaxies
M. M. Pawlik, S. McAlpine, J. W. Trayford +5
About 35 years ago a class of galaxies with unusually strong Balmer absorption lines and weak emission lines was discovered in distant galaxy clusters. These objects, alternatively…
The origins of post-starburst galaxies at z<0.05
Milena M. Pawlik, Layth Taj Aldeen, Vivienne Wild +8
Post-starburst galaxies can be identified via the presence of prominent Hydrogen Balmer absorption lines in their spectra. We present a comprehensive study of the origin of strong…
The redshift evolution of major merger triggering of luminous AGN: a slight enhancement at z2
Tim Hewlett, Carolin Villforth, Vivienne Wild +3
Active galactic nuclei (AGN), particularly the most luminous AGN, are commonly assumed to be triggered through major mergers, however observational evidence for this scenario is mi…
Host galaxies of luminous z0.6 quasars: Major mergers are not prevalent at the highest AGN luminosities
C. Villforth, T. Hamilton, M. M. Pawlik +10
Galaxy interactions are thought to be one of the main triggers of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), especially at high luminosities, where the accreted gas mass during the AGN lifetime…
Shape asymmetry: a morphological indicator for automatic detection of galaxies in the post-coalescence merger stages
M. M. Pawlik, V. Wild, C. J. Walcher +5
We present a new morphological indicator designed for automated recognition of galaxies with faint asymmetric tidal features suggestive of an ongoing or past merger. We use this ne…
The Mice at play in the CALIFA survey: A case study of a gas-rich major merger between first passage and coalescence
Vivienne Wild, Fabian Rosales-Ortega, Jesus Falcon-Barroso +43
We present optical integral field spectroscopy (IFS) observations of the Mice, a major merger between two massive (>10^11Msol) gas-rich spirals NGC4676A and B, observed between fir…