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Event: Active Galactic Nuclei, Quasi-Stellar Objects, and Galaxies: Relationships and Evolution
Event Date/Time: November 18, 2004 4:00 pm
Location:Steward Observatory N210
Speaker:Joe Miller
Institution:University of California Lick Observatory
Subject(s): Steward/NOAO Colloquium 
Contact:Tod Lauer    email: tlauer@noao.edu   phone: 621-6538
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Event Description
Posted:
September 14, 2004 3:44 pm

While it is straight forward to study the galaxies associated with active galactic nuclei (AGN) such as Seyfert galaxies, detailed studies of the the host galaxies of luminous QSOs have been difficult because of the extreme brightness of the QSO compared to the galaxy. We have been obtaining spectra of QSO host galaxies with the Keck 1 and 2 Telescopes and find a variety of phenomena in the galaxies. Very few are what would be called normal. Multiple epochs of star formation are common. Various kinds of AGN and QSOs can be connected through direction of view or evolution, and it is concluded the AGN and QSOs could have had a significant impact on the evolution of the intergalactic medium.

Refreshments will be served in the Steward observatory Lobby at 3:30pm



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