The Seyfert - Starburst Connection

Ray P. Norris (1) & Alan L. Roy (1, 2, 3)

1. CSIRO Australia Telescope, PO Box 76, Epping, NSW 2121, Australia

2. School of Physics, University of Sydney, 2006, Australia

3. NRAO, PO Box 0, Socorro, NM87801, USA

Abstract:

Most Seyfert galaxies roughly follow the same radio-far-infrared correlation as starburst and normal galaxies. We interpret this, together with other evidence, to indicate that the bolometric luminosity of most Seyfert galaxies is dominated not by the active nucleus but by starburst activity. However, the relationship between the active nucleus and the starburst activity remains unclear. A potential corollary is that galaxies classified optically as starburst galaxies may have hidden active galactic nucleus obscured by optically thick dust. However, we show that this is not generally the case.

GALAXIES: ACTIVE - GALAXIES: SEYFERT - GALAXIES: STARBURST - NUCLEI: CONTINUUM

 
• Introduction
• Are Seyferts dominated by starburst activity?
• Do Starburst galaxies contain buried AGN?
• Conclusion
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