Original Paper

Integral field spectroscopy of QSO host galaxies

  1. K. Jahnke,
  2. L. Wisotzki1,2,
  3. S. F. Sánchez1,
  4. L. Christensen1,
  5. T. Becker1,
  6. A. Kelz1,
  7. M. M. Roth1

Article first published online: 30 JAN 2004

DOI: 10.1002/asna.200310191

Issue

Astronomische Nachrichten

Astronomische Nachrichten

Volume 325, Issue 2, pages 128–131, February 2004

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How to Cite

Jahnke, K., Wisotzki, L., Sánchez, S. F., Christensen, L., Becker, T., Kelz, A. and Roth, M. M. (2004), Integral field spectroscopy of QSO host galaxies. Astronomische Nachrichten, 325: 128–131. doi: 10.1002/asna.200310191

Author Information

  1. 1

    Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany

  2. 2

    Potsdam University, Am Neuen Palais 10, 14469 Potsdam, Germany

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 JAN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 30 JAN 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 7 NOV 2003
  4. Manuscript Received: 9 SEP 2003

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Keywords:

  • techniques: spectroscopic;
  • galaxies: active;
  • quasars: emission lines;
  • galaxies: ISM

Abstract

We describe a project to study the state of the ISM in ∼20 low redshift (z < 0.3) QSO host galaxies observed with the PMAS integral field spectrograph. We describe the development of the method to access the stellar and gas components of the spectrum without the strong nuclear emission, in order to access the host galaxy properties in the central region. It shows that integral field spectroscopy promises to be very efficient in studying the gas distribution and its velocity field, and also the spatially resolved stellar population in the host galaxies of luminous AGN. (© 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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