Integral Field Spectroscopy of Merger Galaxies: Clues of Starformation and AGN triggering

我们已经开始了一个项目的活动星系核/合并连接使用积分场光谱学的研究。我们已经选择了一个样本的IRAS低z合并星系，候选人之间的过渡对象发光IR/合并和活动星系核。我们获得了低分辨率积分场光谱的星系样本，以研究恒星和电离气体结构（连续谱，吸收和发射线），和二维气体运动学，以确定，在每个空间点：（i）的SFR（星星形成率）和历史，（ii）气体流量，（iii）解开活动星系核/合并连接和（iv）寻找隐藏的活动星系核。

We have started a project for the study of the AGN/merging connection using Integral Fields Spectroscopy. We have selected a sample of IRAS low-z merger galaxies, candidates to transition objects between luminous IR/mergers and AGNs. We obtained low-resolution integral field spectroscopy of this sample of galaxies in order to study the stellar and ionized gas structures (continuum, absorption and emission lines), and 2D gas kinematics, in order to determine, in each spatial point: (i) the SFR (star formation rate) and history, (ii) gas flows, (iii) disentangle the AGN/merging connection and (iv) looking for hidden AGNs.