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A UVIT Look at Star Formation in Nearby Interacting/Merging Galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2023

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Mousumi Das*
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Indian Institute of Astrophysics 2nd Block, 100 Feet Rd, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560034, India email: mousumi@iiap.res.in
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Abstract

The interactions and mergers of gas rich galaxies are known to produce star formation which often leads to nuclear activity as well. The star formation is ideally mapped using FUV and NUV emission, since UV traces star formation for longer timescales compared to Hα emission. It is also emitted over a broader range of stellar masses in galaxies. In this study we present FUV and NUV observations of merging and interacting galaxies in our nearby universe conducted using the UVIT. We present the example of a merging system MRK212 that has dual AGN and the triple AGN system NGC7733-7734. The UV emission is associated with the tidal arms, individual nuclei, resonance rings, nuclear spirals as well as AGN/stellar feedback. We also find that radio emission is often closely associated with the UV emission, arising from both star formation as well as AGN activity, and perhaps kpc-scale AGN feedback. We find that a comparison of optical IFU imaging with FUV in NGC7733-7734 reveals unique properties associated with the interaction including the third AGN buried in a tidal arm.

Keywords

galaxies: spiralgalaxies: interactinggalaxies: activegalaxies: UV
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 17 , Symposium S373: Resolving the Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies , August 2021 , pp. 114 - 116
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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