Abstract
AbstractIn this paper we compare the results of spectrophotometric observations for more then 40 emission line galaxies (ELG) without UV-excess and 70 galaxies with UV-excess (UV-galaxies) from the Second Byurakan Survey (SBS) carried out with the scanner on the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory. The comparison was aimed to answer the questions: are there any essential differences between these two types of galaxies? And what is the fraction of AGN among ELG and UV-galaxies? To answer this question we have investigated some physical parameters. Great care was taken in classifying the spectra of these galaxies as “HII region-like or “AGN-like” using a new diagnostic method for emission-line galaxies (Rola et al.). We find that 14% of emission line galaxies (ELG) have Sy2 and LINER-like spectra. The transition or ambiguous objects among them comprise 20%. The fraction of LINER-like and Sy2 objects among UV-galaxies is 21% while that of the transition or ambiguous objects in UV-galaxies is 28%. From SBS galaxies, 18% are Sy2s and LINER-like galaxies.
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