NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2006A-0423
|
NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2006A-0423 |
|
PI: Howard Bushouse, Space Telescope Science Institute, bushouse@stsci.edu
Address: 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
CoI: William Keel, Univ. of Alabama
Title: Unveiling the Dynamics and Stellar Populations of Interacting Starburst Galaxies
Abstract:
Interactions and mergers of galaxies, and the resulting starburst
and AGN activity induced by these events, are now regarded as a
fundamental phase of galaxy formation and evolution. Studies of nearby
examples of these types of systems can serve as a link to high-redshift
systems at early stages of galaxy development. We propose a IRMOS K-
band spectroscopic survey of a small number of these systems, which will
be used to determine the presence of AGN in the cores of the host
systems, the sizes, ages, distributions, and stellar content of
interaction-induced star forming sites within them, as well as the
internal and orbital dynamics of the systems. Near-IR observations will
be able to peer deep within the dust-enshrouded cores and star forming
complexes. This information will allow us to determine the
relationships between system dynamics and interaction-induced starburst
and AGN activity.
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85726, Phone: (520) 318-8000, Fax: (520) 318-8360
|
NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2006A-0423 |
|