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The next-generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) is intended to be the premier centimeter-wavelength facility for astronomy and astrophysics, building on the substantial scientific legacies of the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and the…

We present a sample of nearby dwarf galaxies with radio-selected accreting massive black holes (BHs), the majority of which are non-nuclear. We observed 111 galaxies using sensitive, high-resolution observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-02-05 Amy Reines , James Condon , Jeremy Darling , Jenny Greene

In light of the recent dazzling discovery of GW170817, we discuss several new scientific opportunities that would emerge in multi-messenger time-domain astrophysics if a facility like the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) were to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-18 Alessandra Corsi , Dale A. Frail , Davide Lazzati , Dario Carbone , Eric J. Murphy , Benjamin J. Owen , David J. Sand , Richard O'Shaughnessy

Most massive galaxies are now thought to go through an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) phase one or more times. Yet, the cause of triggering and the variations in the intrinsic and observed properties of AGN population are still poorly…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-18 Pallavi Patil , Kristina Nyland , Jeremy J. Harwood , Amy Kimball , Dipanjan Mukherjee

Recent calculations indicate that radio emission from quasars at $z \sim$ 6 - 7 could be detected at much earlier stages of evolution, at $z \sim$ 14 - 15, by the Next-Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) and the Square Kilometer Array…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-04-10 Muhammad A. Latif , Ammara Aftab , Daniel J. Whalen

The Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) has excellent capabilities to unveil various dynamical and chemical processes in massive star formation at the unexplored innermost regions. Based on the recent observations of ALMA/VLA as well…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-03-17 Kei E. I. Tanaka , Yichen Zhang , Kazuhito Motogi

The next generation Very Large Array project (ngVLA) would represent a major step forward in sensitivity and resolution for radio astronomy, with ability to achieve 2 milli-arcsec resolution at 100 GHz (assuming a maximum baseline of 300…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-12 David T. Frayer

Emission line observations of circumnuclear gas disks in the ALMA era have begun to resolve molecular gas tracer kinematics near supermassive black holes (BHs), enabling highly precise mass determination in the best cases. The ngVLA is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 Benjamin D. Boizelle , Kristina Nyland , Timothy A. Davis

In this contribution we explore the new science that a Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) would be able to perform on the topics of the youngest HII regions and (proto)stellar jets. Free-free continuum and radio recombination line…

Synergies between the {\em James Webb Space Telescope} ({\em JWST}) and the {\em Chandra} X-ray observatory have advanced the observational frontier by detecting a handful of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) beyond $z \sim$ 10. In particular,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-11 Muhammad A. Latif , Daniel J. Whalen

Thirteen dwarf galaxies have recently been found to host radio-selected accreting massive black hole (MBH) candidates, some of which are ``wandering" in the outskirts of their hosts. We present 9 GHz Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)…

Deep continuum surveys at radio wavelengths are able to cover large areas, yield high angular resolution, and do not suffer from dust extinction, thus providing a robust way to measure the star formation history of the universe. However,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 Amy J. Barger , Kotaro Kohno , Eric J. Murphy , Mark T. Sargent , James J. Condon

The Next-Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) will revolutionize our understanding of the Early Universe by tracing the coldest phase of molecular gas -the raw ingredient for star formation- in the most distant galaxies and galaxy-clusters.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 Bjorn Emonts , Chris Carilli , Desika Narayanan , Matthew Lehnert , Kristina Nyland

Determining the mechanisms that formed and grew the first supermassive black holes is one of top priorities in extragalactic astrophysics. Observational clues can be inferred from the demographics of massive black holes (in the ten thousand…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-17 R. M. Plotkin , A. E. Reines

The anticipated discovery of a pulsar in orbit with a black hole is expected to provide a unique laboratory for black hole physics and gravity. In this context, the next generation of radio telescopes, like the Five-hundred-metre Aperture…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 K. Liu , R. P. Eatough , N. Wex , M. Kramer

We review the recent multifrequency studies of galactic black hole binaries, aiming at revealing the underlying emission processes and physical properties in these systems. The optical and infrared observations are important for determining…

We demonstrate that very massive (>10^8\msun), cosmologically nearby (z<1) black hole binaries (MBHBs), which are primary targets for ongoing and upcoming pulsar timing arrays (PTAs), are particularly appealing multimessenger carriers.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 A. Sesana , C. Roedig , M. T. Reynolds , M. Dotti

The dynamical evolution of supermassive black-hole binary systems is tethered on large scales to the merger rate of massive galaxies, and on small scales to the stellar and gaseous environments of galactic cores. The population of these…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-21 S. R. Taylor , J. Simon

We perform simulations of the capabilities of the next generation Very Large Array to image stellar radio photospheres. For very large (in angle) stars, such as red supergiants within a few hundred parsecs, good imaging fidelity results can…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-12 C. L. Carilli , B. Butler , K. Golap , M. T. Carilli , S. M. White