@inproceedings{6f281b94efd14215a38ef3f13b30112d,
title = "Spatially resolved spectroscopy to confirm or disprove dual active galactic nuclei",
abstract = "When galaxies merge, gas accretes onto both central supermassive black holes. Thus, one expects to see dual active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in a fraction of galaxy mergers. Candidates for galaxies containing dual AGNs have been identified by the presence of double-peaked narrow [O III] emission lines and by high spatial resolution images of close galaxy pairs. 30% of double-peaked narrow [OIII] emission line SDSS AGNs have two spatial components within a 3 radius. However, spatially resolved spectroscopy is needed to confirm these galaxy pairs as systems with double AGNs. With the Keck 2 Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system and the OSIRIS near-infrared integral field spectrograph, we obtained spatially resolved spectra for SDSS J095207.62+255257.2, confirming that it contains a Type 1 and a Type 2 AGN separated by 4.8 kpc (=1.0). We performed similar integral field and long-slit spectroscopy observations of more spatially separated candidate dual AGNs and will report on the varied results. By assessing what fraction of radio-quiet double-peaked emission line SDSS AGNs are true dual AGNs, we can better constrain the statistics of dual AGNs and characterize physical conditions throughout these interacting AGNs.",
keywords = "(galaxies:) quasars: emission lines, galaxies: active, galaxies: interactions, galaxies: nuclei",
author = "McGurk, {Rosalie C.} and Max, {Claire E.} and Anne Medling and Shields, {Gregory A.}",
year = "2014",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1017/S1743921314004335",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781107045248",
series = "Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
number = "S304",
pages = "371--374",
booktitle = "Multiwavelength AGN Surveys and Studies",
address = "United Kingdom",
edition = "S304",
}