SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 53014
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
UK LE1 7RH
LEICESTER
UNIVERSITY ROAD
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Medium: 4GBDAT
Subject: NORMAL GALAXIES
STARBURST ACTIVITY IN NEARBY SPIRAL GALAXIES
ABSTRACT
We propose deep ASCA observations of two starburst systems. The first target is the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 4826 which exhibits vigorous star formation in its inner disk in addition to a LINER nucleus. The second is the nearby interacting galaxy pair NGC 4485/4490, in which a tidal interaction appears to have triggered a recent burst of star formation in both galaxies. The objective is to contrast the X-ray properties of these sources with those of other well-known starburst systems and, in each case, to search for a hidden low-luminosity active galactic nucleus.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| TIMOTHY ROBERTS | LEICESTER UNIV. | UK |
| MARTIN WARD | LEICESTER UNIV. | UK |
| TAKAYA OHASHI | TOKYO METRO. UNIV. | JAPAN |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
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| 1)NGC 4485/4490 | 3 | 187.6500 | 41.6383 | 40 ks | N | N | P | 0.15000 | 1 |