Mergers and interactions in Sloan Digital Sky Survey type 2 quasars at z∼ 0.3-0.4. SDSS J143027.66-005614.8: a case study

We present a compilation of Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of 58 luminous Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at . Of these, 42 are type 2 quasars, which is a good representation of all optically selected SDSS type 2 quasars in this z range. We find that the maj...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2012-06, Vol.423 (1), p.80-103
Main Authors: Villar-Martín, M., Cabrera Lavers, A., Bessiere, P., Tadhunter, C., Rose, M., de Breuck, C.
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