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We make a search for Halpha emitting galaxies at z=0.24 in the Subaru Deep Field (SDF) using the archival data set obtained with the Subaru Telescope. We carefully select Halpha emitters in the narrowband filter NB816, using B, V, Rc, i',…

We present K-band spectra of rest-frame optical emission lines for 24 star-forming galaxies at z~3.2-3.7 using MOSFIRE on the Keck 1 telescope. Strong rest-frame optical [O III] and Hbeta emission lines were detected in 18 LBGs. The median…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-04-06 B. P. Holden , P. A. Oesch , V. G. Gonzalez , G. D. Illingworth , I. Labbe , R. Bouwens , M. Franx , P. van Dokkum , L. Spitler

We present the first quantified, statistical map of broad-line active galactic nucleus (AGN) frequency with host galaxy color and stellar mass in nearby (0.01 < z < 0.11) galaxies. Aperture photometry and z-band concentration measurements…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Jonathan R. Trump , Alexander D. Hsu , Jerome J. Fang , S. M. Faber , David C. Koo , Dale D. Kocevski

We have discovered scattered broad Balmer emission lines in the spectrum of Cygnus A, using the Keck II telescope. Broad H-alpha appears in polarized flux from components on either side of the nucleus, and to a lesser extent in the nucleus.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 P. M. Ogle , M. H. Cohen , J. S. Miller , H. D. Tran , R. A. E. Fosbury , R. W. Goodrich

Broad emission lines are emitted in the surroundings of supermassive black holes in the centers of active galactic nuclei (AGN). This region is spatially not resolved. We intend to get information on the structure and geometry of this broad…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 W. Kollatschny , M. Zetzl

We report the completion of a survey of radio-loud AGNs begun in an earlier paper, aimed finding and studying broad, double-peaked Balmer lines. We present Ha spectra of 13 broad-lined objects (3 with double-peaked Ha profiles). The final…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Eracleous , J. P. Halpern

We present self-consistent star formation rates derived through pan-spectral analysis of galaxies drawn from the Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey. We determine the most appropriate form of dust obscuration correction via application…

In the sixth of the series of papers reporting on a large reverberation mapping (RM) campaign of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with high accretion rates, we present velocity-resolved time lags of H$\beta$ emission lines for nine objects…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-23 Pu Du , Kai-Xing Lu , Chen Hu , Jie Qiu , Yan-Rong Li , Ying-Ke Huang , Fang Wang , Jin-Ming Bai , Wei-Hao Bian , Ye-Fei Yuan , Luis C. Ho , Jian-Min Wang

The unified model of Seyfert galaxies suggests that there are hidden broad-line regions (HBLRs) in Seyfert 2 galaxies (S2s). However, there is increasing evidence for the appearance of a subclass of S2s lacking of HBLR (non-HBLR S2s). An…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. -P Zhang , J. -M. Wang

With the aim of investigating galaxies with two strong simultaneous starbursts, we have extracted a sample of galaxies with double-peaked emission lines in their global spectra from the SDSS spectral database. We then fitted the emission…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 L. S. Pilyugin , I. A. Zinchenko , B. Cedres , J. Cepa , A. Bongiovanni , L. Mattsson , J. M. Vilchez

Multi-wavelength observations of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) often reveal various time scales of variability. Among these phenomena, "changing-look AGNs" are extreme cases where broad emission lines become faint/bright or even…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-09-25 Keiichi Wada , Yuki Kudoh , Tohru Nagao

We report the results of a spectropolarimetric survey of the CfA and 12micron samples of Seyfert 2 galaxies (S2s). Polarized (hidden) broad line regions (HBLRs) are confirmed in a number of galaxies, and several new cases (F02581-1136, MCG…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Hien D. Tran

We used narrowband interference filters with the CCD imaging camera on the Nickel 1.0 meter telescope at Lick Observatory to observe 31 nearby (z < 0.03) Seyfert galaxies in the 12 {\mu}m Active Galaxy Sample. We obtained pure emission line…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-05-11 R. L. Theios , M. A. Malkan , N. R. Ross

We present a study of reddening and absorption towards the Narrow Line Regions (NLR) in active galactic nuclei (AGN) selected from the Revised Shapley-Ames, 12mu, and Swift/Burst Alert Telescope samples. For the sources in host galaxies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 S. B. Kraemer , H. R. Schmitt , D. M. Crenshaw , M. Melendez , T. J. Turner , M. Guainazzi. , R. F. Mushotzky

We present the deepest medium-resolution JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy to date of a bright Little Red Dot (LRD) AGN, Irony at z=6.68. The data reveal broad Balmer emission from H$\alpha$-H$\delta$ and Balmer absorption in H$\alpha$-H$\epsilon$.…

The population of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) newly discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) exhibits peculiar properties that distinguish it from both local type I AGN and high-redshift quasars. Most of these sources are…

High angular resolution spectroscopy obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has revealed a remarkable population of galaxies hosting dwarf Seyfert nuclei with an unusually large broad-line region (BLR). These objects are remarkable…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-20 Nick Devereux

We report an extremely tight, linear relation between ${\rm H\alpha}$ and [O~III] line fluxes in logarithm, discovered using a large sample of low and mid-resolution spectra (totaling 563) obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-27 Bangzheng Sun , Haojing Yan

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) produce a dominant fraction (~80%) of the Soft X-ray background (SXB) at photon energies 0.5<E<2 keV. If dust pervaded throughout the intergalactic medium, its scattering opacity would have produced diffuse…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Mark Dijkstra , Abraham Loeb