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Double-peaked broad emission lines in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) may indicate the existence of a bound supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary where two distinct broad line regions (BLRs) contribute together to the line profile. An…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-01 Yue Shen , Abraham Loeb

We present the detection of extremely broad, double-peaked, highly polarized Halpha emission lines in the nuclei of the well-known Seyfert 2 galaxies NGC 2110 and NGC 5252. These hidden broad Halpha emission lines, visible only in scattered…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-02-23 Hien D. Tran

We present high resolution (0."4) observations of HNC J=3-2 with the SubMillimeter Array (SMA). We find luminous HNC 3-2 line emission in the western part of Arp220, centered on the western nucleus, while the eastern side of the merger…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Aalto , D. Wilner , M. Spaans , M. C. Wiedner , K. Sakamoto , J. H. Black , M. Caldas

Merger simulations predict that tidally induced gas inflows can trigger kpc-scale dual active galactic nuclei (dAGN) in heavily obscured environments. Previously with the Very Large Array, we have confirmed four dAGN with redshifts between…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-25 Arran C. Gross , Hai Fu , A. D. Myers , J. M. Wrobel , S . G. Djorgovski

The detailed study of nuclear regions of galaxies is important because it can help understanding the active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback mechanisms, the connections between the nuclei and their host galaxies, and ultimately the galaxy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-24 Patrícia da Silva , R. B. Menezes , Y. Díaz , E. López-Navas , J. E. Steiner

We report the discovery of a mid-infrared variable AGN which is hosted by an ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) candidate in the Sloan Stripe 82 field. \textit{WISE} \textit{J030654.88+010833.6} is a red, extended galaxy, which we…

We present integral field spectroscopy observations, covering the [O III]4959,5007 emission-line doublet of eight high-redshift (z=1.4-3.4) ultra-luminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) that host Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) activity, including…

We investigate the process of rapid star formation quenching in a sample of 12 massive galaxies at intermediate redshift (z~0.6) that host high-velocity ionized gas outflows (v>1000 km/s). We conclude that these fast outflows are most…

Kiloparsec-scale binary active galactic nuclei (AGNs) signal active supermassive black hole (SMBH) pairs in merging galaxies. Despite their significance, unambiguously confirmed cases remain scarce and most have been discovered…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Xin Liu , Francesca Civano , Yue Shen , Paul J. Green , Jenny E. Greene , Michael A. Strauss

We present integral field unit (IFU) observations covering the [O III]4959,5007 and H-Beta emission lines of sixteen z<0.2 type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGN). Our targets are selected from a well-constrained parent sample of 24,000 AGN so…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 C. M. Harrison , D. M. Alexander , J. R. Mullaney , A. M. Swinbank

The galaxy 3C\,316 is the brightest in the radio band among the optically-selected candidates exhibiting double-peaked narrow optical emission lines. Observations with the Very Large Array (VLA), Multi-Element Remotely Linked Interferometer…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 T. An , Z. Paragi , S. Frey , T. Xiao , W. A. Baan , S. Komossa , K. E. Gabanyi , Y. -H. Xu , X. -Y. Hong

The most accepted scenario for the evolution of massive galaxies across cosmic time predicts a regulation based on the interplay between AGN feedback, which injects large amounts of energy in the host environment, and galaxy mergers, being…

We present the spatial analysis of five Compton thick (CT) active galactic nuclei (AGNs), including MKN 573, NGC 1386, NGC 3393, NGC 5643, and NGC 7212, for which high resolution Chandra observations are available. For each source, we find…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-31 Mackenzie L Jones , K. Parker , G. Fabbiano , M. Elvis , W. P. Maksym , A. Paggi , J. Ma , M. Karovska , A. Siemiginowska , J. Wang

The spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are often characterized by a wealth of emission lines with different profiles and intensity ratios that led to a complicated classification. Their electro-magnetic radiation spans more than 10…

The unification of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is a model that has been difficult to test due to the lack of knowledge on the intrinsic luminosities of the objects. We present a test were we probe the model by statistical investigation of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-05 Beatriz Villarroel , Andreas Korn , Yoshiki Matsuoka

Active Galactic Nuclei are objects associated with the presence of an accretion disc around supermassive black holes found in the very central region of galaxies with a well-defined bulge. In the optical range of the spectrum, a possible…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-04-08 T. V. Ricci , J. E. Steiner

We have discovered an extremely broad, double-peaked H-alpha emission line in the polarized flux spectrum of NGC 2110, establishing that this well-studied Seyfert 2 galaxy contains a disk-like hidden broad-line region (BLR). Several…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Edward C. Moran , Aaron J. Barth , Michael Eracleous , Laura E. Kay

PKS 0521-36 is an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) with uncertain classification. We investigate the properties of this source from radio to gamma rays. The broad emission lines in the optical and UV bands and steep radio spectrum indicate a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-11-11 F. D'Ammando , M. Orienti , F. Tavecchio , G. Ghisellini , E. Torresi , M. Giroletti , C. M. Raiteri , P. Grandi , M. Aller , H. Aller , M. A. Gurwell , G. Malaguti , E. Pian , G. Tosti

High-energy emission of extragalactic objects is known to take place in relativistic jets, but the nature, the location, and the emission processes of the emitting particles are still unknown. One of the models proposed to explain the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-11-28 Thomas Vuillaume , Gilles Henri , Pierre-Olivier Petrucci

About 3-10\% of Type I active galactic nuclei (AGN) have double-peaked broad Balmer lines in their optical spectra originating from the motion of gas in their accretion disk. Double-peaked profiles arise not only in AGN, but occasionally…