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We consider the relationship between the masses of the central objects in disky galaxies - supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and nuclear star clusters (NCs) - and various parameters of parent galaxies: velocity of rotation $V_{(2)}$ at $R=…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-01-04 A. V. Zasov , A. M. Cherepashchuk

The Galactic center stellar disk and the circumnuclear ring provide a unique opportunity to study in detail the dynamics and physical conditions of distant molecular disks in the nuclei of galaxies. One of the key questions is how these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 F. Yusef-Zadeh , M. Wardle

The coexistence of nuclear star clusters (NSCs) and supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in galaxies with stellar masses $\sim 10^{10}~$M$_\odot$, the scaling relations between their properties and properties of the host galaxy (e.g.,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-30 M. Liempi , D. R. G. Schleicher , A. Benson , A. Escala , M. C. Vergara

We consider the relationship between the masses of the compact nuclear objects in the centers of disky galaxies -- supermassive black holes (SMBHs) or nuclear star clusters (NCs) -- and such parameters as the maximal velocity of rotation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Anatoly Zasov , Anatoly Cherepashchuk

Using N-body/SPH simulations we study the evolution of the separation of a pair of SMBHs embedded in a star forming circumnuclear disk (CND). This type of disk is expected to be formed in the central kilo parsec of the remnant of gas-rich…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-23 Luciano del Valle , Andres Escala , Cristian Maureira-Fredes , Juan Molina , Jorge Cuadra , Pau Amaro-Seoane

From H alpha images of a carefully selected sample of 57 relatively large, Northern spiral galaxies with low inclination, we study the distribution of the H alpha emission in the circumnuclear and nuclear regions. At a resolution of around…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. H. Knapen

We propose a new evolutionary model of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) and a circumnuclear disk (CND), taking into account the mass-supply from a host galaxy and the physical states of CND. In the model, two distinct accretion modes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Nozomu Kawakatu , Keiichi Wada

The Milky Way nuclear star cluster (MWNSC) is a crucial laboratory for studying the galactic nuclei of other galaxies, but its properties have not been determined unambiguously until now. Aims. We aim to study the size and spatial structure…

We investigated the evolution of a massive galactic nucleus hosting a super-massive black hole (SMBH) with mass $M_\mathrm{SMBH}=10^8 \mathrm{M}_\odot$ surrounded by a population of 42 heavy star clusters (GCs). Using direct $N$-body…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-07-05 Manuel Arca-Sedda , Roberto Capuzzo-Dolcetta

We present a positive correlation between the mass of dense molecular gas ($M_{\rm dense}$) of $\sim 100$ pc scale circumnuclear disks (CNDs) and the black hole mass accretion rate ($\dot{M}_{\rm BH}$) in total 10 Seyfert galaxies, based on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-17 Takuma Izumi , Nozomu Kawakatu , Kotaro Kohno

The clumpy maser disks observed in some galactic nuclei mark the outskirts of the accretion disk that fuels the central black hole and provide a potential site of nuclear star formation. Unfortunately, most of the gas in maser disks is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Abraham Loeb

We consider a black hole (BH) density cusp in a nuclear star cluster (NSC) hosting a supermassive back hole (SMBH) at its center. Assuming the stars and BHs inside the SMBH sphere of influence are mass-segregated, we calculate the number of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 Alexander Rasskazov , Bence Kocsis

The presence of a circumnuclear stellar disk around Sgr A* and megamaser systems near other black holes indicates that dense neutral disks can be found in galactic nuclei. We show that depending on their inclination angle, optical depth,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-11-18 Pierre Christian , Abraham Loeb

A recent analysis of HST optical images of 34 nearby early-type active galaxies and of a matched sample of 34 inactive galaxies - both drawn from the Palomar survey - shows a clear excess of nuclear dusty structures (filaments, spirals and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann

Growing evidence indicate supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in a mass range of $M_{\rm BH}$$\sim 106-10^{10}M_{\odot}$ lurking in central stellar bulges of galaxies.Extensive observations reveal fairly tight power laws of $M_{\rm BH}$ versus…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yu-Qing Lou , Yan-Fei Jiang

We present a series of $N$-body simulations representing the evolution of a galactic nucleus and its stellar content in a nearly one-to-one representation. The aim of this suite of simulations is to shed light on the interplay between…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-06-16 Manuel Arca-Sedda , Roberto Capuzzo-Dolcetta

There is now abundant observational evidence that star formation is a highly dynamical process that connects filament hierarchies and supernova feedback from galaxy scale kpc filaments and superbubbles, to giant molecular clouds (GMCs) on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-30 Bo Zhao , Ralph E. Pudritz , Rachel Pillsworth , Hector Robinson , James Wadsley

Context: The morphology of massive star formation in the central regions of galaxies is an important tracer of the dynamical processes that govern the evolution of disk, bulge, and nuclear activity. Aims: We present optical imaging of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. H. Knapen , L. M. Mazzuca , T. Boeker , I. Shlosman , L. Colina , F. Combes , D. J. Axon

Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are tiny in comparison to the galaxies they inhabit, yet they manage to influence and coevolve along with their hosts. Evidence of this mutual development is observed in the structure and dynamics of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-12 Benjamin L. Davis , Zehao Jin

We explore the evolution of supermassive black holes (SMBH) centered in a circumnuclear disk (CND) as a function of the mass supply from the host galaxy and considering different star formation laws, which may give rise to a self-regulation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Stephanie Wutschik , Dominik R. G. Schleicher , Thomas S. Palmer