Optical Classification of Southern Warm Infrared Galaxies

Kewley, Lisa; Heisler, Charlene; Dopita, Michael; Lumsden, Stuart

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Optical Classification of Southern Warm Infrared Galaxies

Date

2001

Authors

Kewley, Lisa

Heisler, Charlene

Dopita, Michael

Lumsden, Stuart

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Abstract

In this paper, we present high-resolution optical spectra and optical classifications from our large sample of 285 warm infrared galaxies 108 < LIR < 1012.5 L⊙. We have classified these galaxies using new theoretical lines on the standard optical diagno