Active galactic nuclei: what's in a name?
P Padovani, DM Alexander, RJ Assef… - The Astronomy and …, 2017 - Springer
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are energetic astrophysical sources powered by accretion onto
supermassive black holes in galaxies, and present unique observational signatures that …
supermassive black holes in galaxies, and present unique observational signatures that …
Obscured active galactic nuclei
RC Hickox, DM Alexander - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are powered by the accretion of material onto a supermassive
black hole (SMBH) and are among the most luminous objects in the Universe. However, the …
black hole (SMBH) and are among the most luminous objects in the Universe. However, the …
Nuclear obscuration in active galactic nuclei
CR Almeida, C Ricci - Nature Astronomy, 2017 - nature.com
The material surrounding accreting supermassive black holes connects the active galactic
nucleus with its host galaxy and, besides being responsible for feeding the black hole …
nucleus with its host galaxy and, besides being responsible for feeding the black hole …
3D radiative transfer modelling of the dusty tori around active galactic nuclei as a clumpy two-phase medium
We investigate the emission of active galactic nucleus (AGN) dusty tori in infrared domain.
Following theoretical predictions derived from hydrodynamical simulations, we model the …
Following theoretical predictions derived from hydrodynamical simulations, we model the …
AGN Selection and Demographics in GOODS-S/HUDF from X-ray to Radio
We present a comprehensive census of the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the GOODS-
S/HUDF region from the X-ray to the radio, covering both the obscured and unobscured …
S/HUDF region from the X-ray to the radio, covering both the obscured and unobscured …
ALMA confirmation of an obscured hyperluminous radio-loud AGN at z = 6.853 associated with a dusty starburst in the 1.5 deg2 COSMOS field
We present band 6 ALMA observations of a heavily obscured radio-loud (L 1.4 GHz= 1025.4
W Hz− 1) active galactic nucleus (AGN) candidate at z phot= 6.83±0.06 found in the 1.5 …
W Hz− 1) active galactic nucleus (AGN) candidate at z phot= 6.83±0.06 found in the 1.5 …
Resolving the mid-infrared cores of local Seyferts
P Gandhi, H Horst, A Smette, S Hönig… - Astronomy & …, 2009 - aanda.org
We present new photometry of 16 local Seyferts including 6 Compton-thick sources in N-
band filters around 12-μm, obtained with the VISIR instrument on the 8-m Very Large …
band filters around 12-μm, obtained with the VISIR instrument on the 8-m Very Large …
A 100 pc elliptical and twisted ring of cold and dense molecular clouds revealed by Herschel around the Galactic Center
S Molinari, J Bally, A Noriega-Crespo… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Thermal images of cold dust in the Central Molecular Zone of the Milky Way, obtained with
the far-infrared cameras on board the Herschel satellite, reveal a∼ 3× 10 7 M☉ ring of …
the far-infrared cameras on board the Herschel satellite, reveal a∼ 3× 10 7 M☉ ring of …
Mid-infrared galaxy classification based on silicate obscuration and PAH equivalent width
HWW Spoon, JA Marshall, JR Houck… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new diagnostic diagram for mid-infrared spectra of infrared galaxies based on
the equivalent width of the 6.2 μm PAH emission feature and the strength of the 9.7 μm …
the equivalent width of the 6.2 μm PAH emission feature and the strength of the 9.7 μm …
Torus and active galactic nucleus properties of nearby seyfert galaxies: Results from fitting infrared spectral energy distributions and spectroscopy
We used the CLUMPY torus models and a Bayesian approach to fit the infrared spectral
energy distributions and ground-based high angular resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy of …
energy distributions and ground-based high angular resolution mid-infrared spectroscopy of …