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تسجيل مستخدم جديدOptical spectral classification of southern ultraluminous infrared galaxies
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Jong Chul Lee
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We present a study of the optical spectral properties of 115 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) in the southern sky. Using the optical spectra obtained at CTIO 4 m and provided by the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey and the 6dF Galaxy Survey, we measure emission line widths and fluxes for spectral classification. We determine the spectral types of ULIRGs with H_alpha measurement using the standard diagnostic diagrams. For ULIRGs without H_alpha measurement, we determine their spectral types using the plane of flux ratio between [OIII]_lambda5007 and H_beta versus [OIII] line width based on our new empirical criterion. This criterion is efficient to distinguish active galactic nuclei (AGNs) from non-AGN galaxies with completeness and reliability of about 90 per cent. The sample of 115 ULIRGs is found to consist of 8 broad-line AGNs, 49 narrow-line AGNs, and 58 non-AGNs. The AGN fraction is on average 50 per cent and increases with infrared luminosity and IRAS 25-60 micron colour, consistent with previous studies. The IRAS 25-60 micron colour distributions are significantly different between AGN and non-AGN ULIRGs, while their IRAS 60-100 micron colour distributions are similar.
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