The stellar content of low redshift BL Lac host galaxies from multicolour imaging

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author J. K. Kotilainen
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contents The stellar content of low redshift BL Lac host galaxies from multicolour imaging J. K. Kotilainen T. Hyvönen T. Pursimo R. Falomo Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas galaxies: active galaxies: nuclei galaxies: photometry galaxies: interactions BL Lacertae objects: general We present UBV -band imaging of 18 low redshift (z ≤ 0.3) BL Lac objects. These data are used to investigatethe blue-red-near-infrared colours and colour gradients of the host galaxies. The distributions of the integratedblue/near-infrared colour and colour gradient of the BL Lac hosts are much wider than those for inactiveellipticals, and most BL Lac objects have bluer hosts and/or steeper colour gradients than those in inactiveellipticals. The blue colours are likely caused by a young stellar population component, and indicates a link between star formation caused by an interaction/merging event and the onset of the nuclear activity. This result is supported by stellar population modelling, indicating a presence of young/intermediate age populations in the majority of the sample. 2008 artículo científico 0185-1101 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57103256 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=571 Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (México) Vol.32
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publishDate 2008
publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
spellingShingle The stellar content of low redshift BL Lac host galaxies from multicolour imaging
J. K. Kotilainen
Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
galaxies: active
galaxies: nuclei
galaxies: photometry
galaxies: interactions
BL Lacertae objects: general
The stellar content of low redshift BL Lac host galaxies from multicolour imaging J. K. Kotilainen T. Hyvönen T. Pursimo R. Falomo Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas galaxies: active galaxies: nuclei galaxies: photometry galaxies: interactions BL Lacertae objects: general We present UBV -band imaging of 18 low redshift (z ≤ 0.3) BL Lac objects. These data are used to investigatethe blue-red-near-infrared colours and colour gradients of the host galaxies. The distributions of the integratedblue/near-infrared colour and colour gradient of the BL Lac hosts are much wider than those for inactiveellipticals, and most BL Lac objects have bluer hosts and/or steeper colour gradients than those in inactiveellipticals. The blue colours are likely caused by a young stellar population component, and indicates a link between star formation caused by an interaction/merging event and the onset of the nuclear activity. This result is supported by stellar population modelling, indicating a presence of young/intermediate age populations in the majority of the sample. 2008 artículo científico 0185-1101 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57103256 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=571 Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (México) Vol.32
title The stellar content of low redshift BL Lac host galaxies from multicolour imaging
topic Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
galaxies: active
galaxies: nuclei
galaxies: photometry
galaxies: interactions
BL Lacertae objects: general
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57103256