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We study the black hole mass $-$ host galaxy stellar mass relation, $M_{\rm{BH}}-M_{\ast}$, of a sample of $z<4$ optically-variable AGNs in the COSMOS field. The parent sample of 491 COSMOS AGNs were identified by optical variability from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-07-10 Colin J. Burke , Yichen Liu , Charlotte A. Ward , Xin Liu , Priyamvada Natarajan , Jenny E. Greene

In deep X-ray surveys, active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with a broad range of luminosities have been identified. However, cosmologically distant low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN, $L_{\mathrm{X}} \lesssim 10^{42}$ erg s$^{-1}$) identification still…

One of the most peculiar characteristics of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) is their variability over all wavelengths. This property has been used in the past to select AGN samples and is foreseen to be one of the detection techniques applied…

We present an analysis of the nuclear variability of $\sim28,000$ nearby ($z<0.15$) galaxies with Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectroscopy in Stripe 82. We construct light curves using difference imaging of SDSS g-band images, which…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-12 Vivienne F. Baldassare , Marla Geha , Jenny Greene

Context. The classification of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is a challenge in astrophysics. Variability features extracted from light curves offer a promising avenue for distinguishing AGNs and their subclasses. This approach would be very…

Abstract abridged. The eROSITA X-ray telescope aboard the SRG orbital observatory, in the course of its all-sky survey, is expected to detect about three million active galactic nuclei (AGN) and hundred thousand clusters and groups of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-11 S. D. Bykov , M. R. Gilfanov , R. A. Sunyaev

We select a sample of radio galaxies at high redshifts (z>~1) in the COSMOS field, by cross-matching optical/infrared images with the FIRST radio data. The aim of this study is to explore the high-z radio-loud (RL) AGN population at much…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-09-05 Ranieri D. Baldi , Alessandro Capetti , Marco Chiaberge , Annalisa Celotti

Development of the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) includes a series of Data Challenges (DC) arranged by various LSST Scientific Collaborations (SC) that are taking place during the projects preoperational phase.…

X-rays provide a robust method in identifying AGN. However, in the high-redshift Universe, their space density is relatively low, and, in combination with the small areas covered by X-ray surveys, the selected AGN are poorly sampled. Deep…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-21 E. Pouliasis , A. Ruiz , I. Georgantopoulos , A. Akylas , N. A. Webb , F. J. Carrera , S. Mateos , A. Nebot , M. G. Watson , F. X. Pineau , C. Motch

We used random forest algorithms to classify all objects in a large portion of the sky, using optical light curves obtained, or built from images provided, by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). We compare different selection sets based on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-25 S. Bernal , P. Sánchez-Sáez , P. Arévalo , F. E. Bauer , P. Lira , B. Sotomayor

We study the properties of 975 active galactic nuclei (AGN) selected by variability in the Pan-STARRS1 Medium-Deep Survey. Using complementary multi wavelength data from the ultraviolet to the far-infrared, we use SED fitting to determine…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-07-27 S. Heinis , S. Gezari , S. Kumar , W. S. Burgett , H. Flewelling , M. E. Huber , N. Kaiser , R. J. Wainscoat , C. Waters

We present results from the MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field (MOSDEF) survey on the identification, selection biases, and host galaxy properties of 55 X-ray, IR and optically-selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) at $1.4 < z < 3.8$. We obtain…

Variability is a main property of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and it was adopted as a selection criterion using multi epoch surveys conducted for the detection of supernovae (SNe). We have used two SN datasets. First we selected the AXAF…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-03-03 K. Boutsia , B. Leibundgut , D. Trevese , F. Vagnetti

Variability is a property shared by practically all AGN. This makes variability selection a possible technique for identifying AGN. Given that variability selection makes no prior assumption about spectral properties, it is a powerful…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Carolin Villforth , Anton M. Koekemoer , Norman A. Grogin

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory LSST is expected to discover tens of millions of new Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). The survey's exceptional cadence and sensitivity will enable UV/optical/NIR monitoring of a significant fraction of these…

This is the first paper in a dedicated series to study the properties of the optically selected BLR-less AGNs (Active Galactic Nuclei with no-hidden central broad emission line regions). We carried out a systematic search for the BLR-less…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 Xue Guang Zhang

We use machine learning techniques to investigate their performance in classifying active galactic nuclei (AGNs), including X-ray selected AGNs (XAGNs), infrared selected AGNs (IRAGNs), and radio selected AGNs (RAGNs). Using known physical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-26 Yu-Yen Chang , Bau-Ching Hsieh , Wei-Hao Wang , Yen-Ting Lin , Chen-Fatt Lim , Yoshiki Toba , Yuxing Zhong , Siou-Yu Chang

AGN variability offers a direct probe of accretion physics, disk structure, and black hole growth, but progress has been limited by sample size, cadence heterogeneity, and photometric systematics. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey…

Context. The main element of the observing program of the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma orbital observatory is a four-year all-sky survey, in the course of which the entire sky will be scanned eight times. Aims. We analyze the statistical…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-28 Alexander Kolodzig , Marat Gilfanov , Rashid Sunyaev , Sergey Sazonov , Marcella Brusa