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\subsection{Evidence for enhanced accretion and star formation in galaxy mergers}  We conjecture that the closer AGN cores are the more AGN activity we observe because evidence in the X-ray electromagnetic range suggests that in dual AGN the luminosities of both AGN increase as the separation between the galaxies decrease. This suggests that AGN merging t is vital in powering the AGN. (Koss et al, 2011)  It has also been observed that the highest enhancements in AGN activity are seen for the equal-mass AGN pairs. The lower mass galaxies in unequal-mass pairs show relatively little enhancement in AGN activity. Reduced separation between AGN pairs has also been observed to lead to increased star formation (Ellison et al, 2011)