Mergers Do Trigger AGNs out to z $\sim$ 0.6

Aims. The fueling and feedback of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are important in understanding the co-evolution between black holes and host galaxies. Mergers are thought to have the capability to bring gas inwards and ignite nuclear activity, especially for more powerful AGNs. However, there is still significant ongoing debate on whether mergers can trigger AGNs and, if they do, whether mergers are a significant triggering mechanism. Methods. We select a low-redshift ($0.005

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• Physics
• Sky
• Astrophysics
• Active galactic nucleus
• Black hole
• Galaxy
• Stellar mass
• Radio galaxy
• accretion rate
• Astronomy
• optical emission spectroscopy
• nuclear activity

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