Abstract Details

Name: B Ananthamoorthy
Affiliation: Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Conference ID: ASI2021_520
Title : Study of AGN feedback in the active galaxy NGC 1566
Authors and Co-Authors : B. Ananthamoorthy (Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, India), Debbijoy Bhattacharya (Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences, Centre of Excellence, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, India)
Abstract Type : Poster
Abstract Category : Extragalactic Astronomy
Abstract : Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and its jet can influence the star formation activities of the host galaxy via radiation energy or mechanical outflows, which may quench (negative AGN feedback) or enhance the star formation (positive AGN feedback). This feedback, in turn, can affect the activity of AGN. However, observational evidence for such feedback effects is very limited. The emission in the ultra-violet (UV) band of the electromagnetic spectrum is one of the direct tracers of recent star formation. We have initiated a study of AGN feedback in one of the active galaxies, NGC 1566, utilizing high-resolution UV observation from UltraViolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard AstroSat. The preliminary findings of this study will be presented here.