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This study aims to explore the relation between dwarf galaxies ($M_* \leq 5\times10^9 M_\odot$) with AGNs and their environment by comparing neighbourhood parameters of AGN and non-AGN samples. Using the NASA-Sloan Atlas, both the local…

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Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are known to exhibit stochastic variability across a wide range of timescales and wavelengths. AGN flares are extreme outbursts that deviate from this typical behavior and may trace a range of energetic…

We discuss the very different methods in each wavelength band for selecting and finding Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). We briefly review the history of the different techniques for finding AGN and compare and contrast the advantages and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Richard Mushotzky

We used data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) to study the incidence of AGN in continuum-selected galaxies at $z\sim3$. From optical and infrared imaging in the 24 deg$^{2}$ Spitzer HETDEX Exploratory Large…

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…

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White dwarf (WD) stars are often associated with the central stars of planetary nebulae (CSPNe) on their way to the cooling track. A large number of WD star candidates have been identified thanks to optical large-scale surveys such as Gaia…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-01 M. A. Gómez-Muñoz , L. Sabin , R. Raddi , R. D. Wells

We perform a systematic, multiwavelength spectral energy distribution (SED) analysis of X-ray detected Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) at $z=0.2-0.8$ with SDSS counterparts in the Stripe 82 region, consisting of 60 type-1 and 137 type-2 AGNs…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-07 Kenta Setoguchi , Yoshihiro Ueda , Yoshiki Toba , Junyao Li , John Silverman , Ryosuke Uematsu

We present a study of galaxies showing mid-infrared variability in the deepest Spitzer/MIPS 24 $\mu$m surveys in the GOODS-South field. We divide the dataset in epochs and subepochs to study the long-term (months-years) and the short-term…

We have assembled a sample of 64 late-type spiral galaxies (T types 6.0-9.0, corresponding to Hubble types Scd-Sm) with archival Chandra data. At a signal-to-noise (S/N) threshold of 3, we find 12 objects with X-ray point-source detections…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-09-10 Louis-Benoit Desroches , Luis Ho

We have completed a spectroscopic survey of X-ray point sources in eight low-redshift clusters of galaxies (0.05<z<0.31) and have identified 40 cluster members with broad-band (0.3-8 keV) X-ray luminosities between L_X = 8x10^{40} and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Paul Martini , Daniel D. Kelson , Eunhyeuk Kim , John S. Mulchaey , Alex A. Athey

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

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are typically identified through their distinctive X-ray or radio emissions, mid-infrared (MIR) colors, or emission lines. However, each method captures different subsets of AGN due to signal-to-noise (SNR)…

We study the properties of a sample of 211 heavily-obscured Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) candidates in the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South selecting objects with f_24/f_R>1000 and R-K>4.5. Of these, 18 were detected in X-rays and found…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 E. Treister , C. Cardamone , K. Schawinski , C. M. Urry , E. Gawiser , S. Virani , P. Lira , J. Kartaltepe , M Damen , E. N. Taylor , E. Le Floc'h , Stephen Justham , A. Koekemoer

Large number of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) producing Very-High-Energy (VHE) gamma-rays (energies above 100~GeV) has been revealed using observations with Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs). However, our knowledge of the VHE…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-11 A. Neronov , D. Semikoz

We present new results for a sample of 33 narrow-lined UV-selected active galactic nuclei (AGNs), identified in the course of a spectroscopic survey for star-forming galaxies at z ~ 2-3. The rest-frame UV composite spectrum for our AGN…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Kevin N. Hainline , Alice E. Shapley , Jenny E. Greene , Charles C. Steidel

Radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) are among the most luminous objects in the Universe, emitting radiation from low-energy radio waves to high energy $\gamma$-rays. They are well known to exhibit flux variations at nearly all…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-19 M. Reshma , C. S. Stalin , Amit Kumar Mandal , S. B. Gudennavar , Senorita Benedict , Prajwel Joseph

We use Chandra data to study the incidence and properties of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) in 16 intermediate redshift ($0.5 < z < 1.1$) X-ray-selected galaxy groups in the Chandra Deep Field-South. We measure an AGN fraction of $f(L_{X,H} >…

We present a multi-wavelength analysis of three candidate active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in low-mass galaxies in the Bo\"otes field with the aim of improving constraints on the occupation fraction of low-mass black holes (BHs). Galaxies with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-20 Rujuta A. Purohit , Ryan C. Hickox , Grayson C. Petter

We have conducted a systematic survey for z $<$ 0.04 active Galactic nuclei (AGNs) that may have changed spectral class over the past decade. We use SkyMapper, Pan-STARRS and the V\'eron-Cetty & V\'eron (2010) catalogue to search the entire…

The majority of active galactic nuclei (AGN) are obscured by large amounts of absorbing material that makes them invisible at many wavelengths. X-rays, given their penetrating power, provide the most secure way for finding these AGN. The…