SOME PROPERTIES OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI IN THE VOLUME-LIMITED MAIN GALAXY SAMPLES OF SDSS DR8

作者：Deng Xin Fa^*; Xin Yong; Wu Ping; Jiang Peng; Luo Cheng Hong; Qian Xiao Xia

来源：Astrophysical Journal, 2012, 754(2): 82.

DOI：10.1088/0004-637X/754/2/82

• galaxies: active
• galaxies: statistics

Using two volume-limited Main galaxy samples of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 8 above and below the value of M-r*, we have explored some properties of AGNs. In the luminous volume-limited sample, 9.5% is composite galaxies (C) and 5.0% AGNs, while in the faint volume-limited sample, these fractions are 7.2% and 2.9%, respectively. The C and AGN fractions increase with luminosity. We also note that the fraction of star-forming galaxies decreases with luminosity, but the fraction of low signal-to-noise star-forming galaxies slightly increases with luminosity. In two volume-limited samples, the fraction of star-forming galaxies decreases with density, while the AGN fraction is nearly insensitive to the local environment. If composite galaxies (C) are classified as AGNs, then the fraction of AGNs in the luminous volume-limited sample declines with increasing local density. When focusing on some properties of AGN host galaxies, we find that galaxies hosting AGNs are preferentially more massive and have high concentration indices. In the faint volume-limited sample, AGN host galaxies preferentially have low star formation rates (SFRs) and specific SFRs (SSFRs). However, in the luminous volume-limited sample, AGN host galaxies preferentially have moderate SFRs and SSFRs.

• 出版日期2012-8-1
• 单位南昌大学