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Emission line velocity survey of spiral galaxies with bright nuclei

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High resolution spectrographic observations of 220 nearby galaxies with bright nuclei have been made mainly at Hβ and [Oiii] λ5007 to search for signs of nuclear activity. In many cases evidence for weak activity has been found.

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    Present address: Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA

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  1. University of Sydney, N.S.W., Australia

    A. J. Turtle

  2. Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping, NSW, Australia

    W. D. Pence

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Turtle, A.J., Pence, W.D. Emission line velocity survey of spiral galaxies with bright nuclei. Astrophys Space Sci 119, 173–175 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648840

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