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astro-ph2002
The nature of ultraluminous X-ray sources in nearby galaxies
T. P. Roberts, M. R. Goad, M. J. Ward +2
The advanced capabilities of the Chandra and XMM-Newton observatories mean that, for the first time, the detailed study of the brightest point-like X-ray sources in nearby galaxies…
astro-ph2000
Investigating ULIRGs in the Near-Infrared: Imaging & Spectroscopy
R. Davies, A. Burston, M. Ward
We present imaging and spectroscopic observations of 2 nearby (z<0.1) ULIRGs from a larger sample, and address the question of whether the JHK continuum colours and slope might be…
astro-ph2000
Studies of the high luminosity quasar, PDS 456
J. Reeves, P. O'Brien, S. Vaughan +5
X-ray and multi-wavelength observations of the most luminous known local (z<0.3) AGN, the recently discovered radio-quiet quasar PDS 456, are presented. The spectral energy distrib…