Revisiting the unified model of active galactic nuclei

H Netzer - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
This review describes recent developments related to the unified model of active galactic
nuclei (AGNs). It focuses on new ideas about the origin and properties of the central …

The coevolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes: insights from surveys of the contemporary universe

TM Heckman, PN Best - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
We summarize what large surveys of the contemporary Universe have taught us about the
physics and phenomenology of the processes that link the formation and evolution of …

SDSS IV MaNGA–spatially resolved diagnostic diagrams: a proof that many galaxies are LIERs

F Belfiore, R Maiolino, C Maraston… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We study the spatially resolved excitation properties of the ionized gas in a sample of 646
galaxies using integral field spectroscopy data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV Mapping …

Live to die another day: the rebrightening of AT 2018fyk as a repeating partial tidal disruption event

T Wevers, ER Coughlin, DR Pasham… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Stars that interact with supermassive black holes (SMBHs) can be either completely or
partially destroyed by tides. In a partial tidal disruption event (TDE), the high-density core of …

A tale of two DIGs: The relative role of H II regions and low-mass hot evolved stars in powering the diffuse ionised gas (DIG) in PHANGS–MUSE galaxies

F Belfiore, F Santoro, B Groves, E Schinnerer… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We use integral field spectroscopy from the PHANGS–MUSE survey, which resolves the
ionised interstellar medium structure at∼ 50 pc resolution in 19 nearby spiral galaxies, to …

Near infrared spectroscopy and star-formation histories of 3≤ z≤ 4 quiescent galaxies

C Schreiber, K Glazebrook, T Nanayakkara… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
We present Keck–MOSFIRE H and K spectra for a sample of 24 candidate quiescent
galaxies at 3< z< 4, identified from their rest-frame UVJ colors and photometric redshifts in …

On the fundamental dichotomy in the local radio-AGN population: accretion, evolution and host galaxy properties

PN Best, TM Heckman - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
A sample of 18 286 radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) is presented, constructed by
combining the seventh data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with the NRAO (National …

MOSFIRE spectroscopy of quiescent galaxies at 1.5< z< 2.5. II. Star formation histories and galaxy quenching

S Belli, AB Newman, RS Ellis - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the stellar populations for a sample of 24 quiescent galaxies at 1.5< z< 2.5
using deep rest-frame optical spectra obtained with Keck MOSFIRE. By fitting templates …

A characteristic oxygen abundance gradient in galaxy disks unveiled with CALIFA

SF Sánchez, FF Rosales-Ortega… - Astronomy & …, 2014 - aanda.org
We present the largest and most homogeneous catalog of H ii regions and associations
compiled so far. The catalog comprises more than 7000 ionized regions, extracted from 306 …

SDSS IV MaNGA–metallicity and nitrogen abundance gradients in local galaxies

F Belfiore, R Maiolino, C Tremonti… - Monthly Notices of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
We study the gas phase metallicity (O/H) and nitrogen abundance gradients traced by star-
forming regions in a representative sample of 550 nearby galaxies in the stellar mass range …