Speaker
Zachary Smeaton
Description
I will provide an overview about some current research I am conducting, which is analysing a potentially interacting pair of galaxies, NGC 5078 and IC4222, to investigate the potential impact of an AGN jet impacting a nearby galaxy. The radio jet of the AGN NGC 5078 appears to be oriented towards the smaller IC4222 and there is some evidence of physical interaction. Some preliminary SED modelling supports a scenario where there was an episodic drop in star formation rate for the impacted galaxy, potentially coinciding with an AGN jet impact. I plan to investigate how this may impact galactic habitability from a theoretical perspective.
