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The prevalence and energetics of quasar feedback is a major unresolved problem in galaxy formation theory. In this paper, we present Gemini Integral Field Unit observations of ionized gas around eleven luminous, obscured, radio-quiet…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Guilin Liu , Nadia L. Zakamska , Jenny E. Greene , Nicole P. H. Nesvadba , Xin Liu

Despite its proximity, the mass of the supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the spiral galaxy M81 (NGC~3031) has remained uncertain, with previous dynamical measurements being unreliable. We present the first robust stellar-dynamical…

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Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-06-26 Deidre A. Hunter , Lauren Laufman , Se-Heon Oh , Stephen E. Levine , Caroline E. Simpson

We present VIMOS integral field spectroscopy of the brightest radio-quiet QSO on the southern sky HE 1029-1401 at a redshift of z=0.086. Standard decomposition techniques for broad-band imaging are extended to integral field data in order…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 B. Husemann , S. F. Sánchez , L. Wisotzki , K. Jahnke , D. Kupko , D. Nugroho , M. Schramm

We report on Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) observations of CO(3-2) emission in the Seyfert2/starburst galaxy NGC1808, at a spatial resolution of 4pc. Our aim is to investigate the morphology and dynamics of the gas inside the…

We analyse two-dimensional near-IR K-band spectra from the inner 660x315 pc^2 of the Seyfert galaxy NGC7582 obtained with the Gemini GNIRS IFU. The nucleus harbors an unresolved source well reproduced by a blackbody of temperature T 1050 K,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Rogemar A. Riffel , Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann , Oli L. Dors , Claudia Winge

New radio continuum (8 GHz and 1.4 GHz) and HI 21 cm line observations of the Seyfert 2 galaxy IC 5063 (PKS 2048-572) were obtained with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). The 8 GHz image reveals a linear triple structure (~4'',…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 R. Morganti , T. Oosterloo , Z. Tsvetanov

within 24 lines with 80 characters) We present ^12CO (1-0) observations in the central 4.5 kpc (1 arcmin) of the Halpha/Radio lobe galaxy NGC 3079 with the Nobeyama Millimeter Array. The molecular gas shows four components: a main disk,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Koda , Y. Sofue , K. Kohno , H. Nakanishi , S. Onodera , S. K. Okumura , Judith A. Irwin

We report ALMA Early Science observations of the Abell 1835 brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) in the CO (3-2) and CO (1-0) emission lines. We detect $5\times 10^{10}~\rm M_\odot$ of molecular gas within 10 kpc of the BCG. Its ensemble velocity…

We report adaptive optics H- and K-band spectroscopy of the inner few arcsec of the luminous merger/ULIRG/QSO Mkn231, at spatial resolutions as small as 0.085". For the first time we have been able to resolve the active star forming region…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. I. Davies , L. J. Tacconi , R. Genzel

The central kiloparsec of M81 has been observed in the CO(J=1-0) line and the 3 mm continuum at 100 pc resolution in an attempt to probe molecular gas, and to search for the nuclear inner Lindblad resonance (NILR), around the low-luminosity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Kazushi Sakamoto , Hiroyuki Fukuda , Keiichi Wada , Asao Habe

We present a detailed study of a molecular outflow feature in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 using ALMA. We find that this feature is clearly associated with the edge of NGC 253's prominent ionized outflow, has a projected length of…

We present the first stellar velocity dispersion measurement of a massive quenching galaxy at z=4.01. The galaxy is first identified as a massive z>~4 galaxy with suppressed star formation from photometric redshifts based on deep multi-band…

We observed the nuclear region of the galaxy NGC 1365 with the integral field unit of the Gemini Multi Object Spectrograph mounted on the GEMINI-South telescope. The field of view covers $13^{\prime\prime} \times 6^{\prime\prime}$ ($1173…

We present the spatially resolved measurements of a cool galactic outflow in the gravitationally lensed galaxy RCS0327 at $z \approx 1.703$ using VLT/MUSE IFU observations. We probe the cool outflowing gas, traced by blueshifted Mg II and…

We present high spatial resolution ground-based broad-band imaging, H-alpha +[NII] narrow-band imaging and long-slit spectroscopy for the E4 radio galaxy NGC 7052, which has a nuclear dust disc. We detect ionized gas with a LINER spectrum,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Frank C. van den Bosch , Roeland P. van der Marel

Context. Messier 81 has the nearest active nucleus with broad H$\alpha$ emission. A detailed study of this galaxy's centre is important for understanding the innermost structure of the AGN phenomenon. Aims. Our goal is to seek previously…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-04-01 T. V. Ricci , J. E. Steiner , L. Giansante

We investigate the relationship between the velocity dispersion of the gas and the SN rate and feedback efficiency in the ISM. We explore the constancy of the velocity dispersion profiles in the outer parts of galactic disks at~6-8 km s^-1,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Sami Dib , Eric Bell , Andreas Burkert

The nearby spiral galaxy M81 harbors in its core a Low-Luminosity AGN (LLAGN), and appears closely related to the more distant and powerful AGNs seen in quasars and radio galaxies. The intrinsic size of this object is unknown due to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 E. Ros , M. A. Perez-Torres