The starburst-active galactic nucleus connection in the merger galaxy Mrk 938: an infrared and X-ray view

Mrk 938 is a luminous infrared (IR) galaxy in the local Universe believed to be the remnant of a galaxy merger. It shows a Seyfert 2 nucleus and intense star formation according to optical spectroscopic observations. We have studied this galaxy using new Herschel far-IR imaging data in addition to a...

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Main Authors: Esquej, P, Alonso-Herrero, A, Perez-Garcia, A, Pereira-Santaella, M, Rigopoulou, D, Sanchez-Portal, M, Castillo, M, Almeida, C, Coia, D, Altieri, B, Acosta-Pulido, J, Conversi, L, Gonzalez-Serrano, J, Hatziminaoglou, E, Povic, M, Rodriguez-Espinosa, J, Valtchanov, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012