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In this paper, we present a new implementation of feedback due to active galactic nuclei (AGN) in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation. We assume that a fraction of jet energy, which is generated by an AGN, is transferred to the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-02 Takashi Okamoto , Rodrigo S. Nemmen , Richard G. Bower

The kinematic disturbances associated with major galaxy mergers are known to produce gas inflows, which in turn may trigger accretion onto the supermassive black holes (SMBH) of the participant galaxies. While this effect has been studied…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-01-25 Robert W. Bickley , Sara L. Ellison , David R. Patton , Scott Wilkinson

Wide-field survery have recently detected recurring optical and X-ray sources near galactic nuclei, with period spanning hours to years. These phenomena could result from repeated partial tidal disruptions of stars by supermassive black…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-10 Itai Linial , Eliot Quataert

We present a systematic investigation of extremely X-ray variable active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the $\approx 5.3~{\rm deg}^2$ XMM-SERVS XMM-LSS region. Eight variable AGNs are identified with rest-frame 2 keV flux density variability…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-03 Zijian Zhang , Bin Luo , Linhua Jiang , W. N. Brandt , Jian Huang , Qingling Ni

Tidal disruptions of stars by stellar-mass black holes are expected to occur frequently in dense star clusters. Building upon previous studies that performed hydrodynamic simulations of these encounters, we explore the formation and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-09 Kyle Kremer , Brenna Mockler , Anthony L. Piro , James C. Lombardi

We report that moderately eccentric flows around supermassive black holes (SMBHs), formed via either circumnuclear gas accretion or tidal disruption events, generate eccentricity cascades (from >0.8 to 0.2 outward), explaining…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-31 Hongping Deng

We perform 3D radiation hydrodynamic local shearing box simulations to study the outcome of gravitational instability (GI) in optically thick Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) accretion disks. GI develops when the Toomre parameter QT \leq 1, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-24 Yi-Xian Chen , Yan-Fei Jiang , Jeremy Goodman , Eve C. Ostriker

After the Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) of a star around a SuperMassive Black Hole (SMBH), the bound stellar debris rapidly forms an accretion disk. If the accretion disk is not aligned with the spinning SMBH's equatorial plane, the disk…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-06-12 J. J. Zanazzi , Dong Lai

A re-evaluation of time-averaged accretion rates at DBZ-type white dwarfs points to historical, time-averaged rates significantly higher than the currently observed episodes at their DAZ counterparts. The difference between the ongoing,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-15 J. Farihi , B. T. Gänsicke , M. C. Wyatt , J. Girven , J. E. Pringle , A. R. King

Tidal disruptions of stars by supermassive black holes in galactic centers (TDEs) are now being actively studied both theoretically and observationally. They are observed throughout the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to gamma-rays. It…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-30 Pavel Abolmasov , Omer Bromberg , Amir Levinson , Ehud Nakar

Accretion of tidally disrupted stars (TDSs) is expected to contribute significantly to the growth of massive black holes (MBHs) with mass $\sim 10^6 M_{\odot}$ in galactic centers. In this paper, we quantitatively investigate the effect of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-06-12 Xiaoxia Zhang , Youjun Lu , Zhu Liu

Outflows and jets launched from the nuclei of galaxies emit radio synchrotron emission that can be used to study the impact of accretion energy on the host galaxy. The decades-long baseline now enabled by large radio surveys allows us to…

When a star passes through the tidal disruption radius of a massive black hole (BH), it can be torn apart by the tidal force of the BH, known as the Tidal Disruption Event (TDE). Since the observed UV/optical luminosity significantly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-17 Hengxiao Guo , Jingbo Sun , Shuang-Liang Li , Yan-Fei Jiang , Tinggui Wang , Defu Bu , Ning Jiang , Yanan Wang , Yuhan Yao , Rongfeng Shen , Minfeng Gu , Mouyuan Sun

Galactic outflows are now commonly observed in starburst and active galactic nuclei (AGN) host galaxies. Yet, there is no clear consensus on their physical driving mechanism(s). We have previously shown that AGN radiative feedback, driven…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-17 W. Ishibashi , A. C. Fabian

A stellar-mass black hole, embedded within the accretion disk of an active galactic nuclei (AGN), has the potential to accrete gas at a rate that can reach approximately $\sim 10^9$ times the Eddington limit. This study explores the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-13 Zifan Tang , Yang Luo , Jian-Min Wang

Stellar tidal disruption events (TDEs) are typically discovered by transient emission due to accretion or shocks of the stellar debris. Yet this luminous flare can be reprocessed by gas or dust that inhabits a galactic nucleus, resulting in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-07-27 Sjoert van Velzen , Dheeraj R. Pasham , Stefanie Komossa , Lin Yan , Erin A. Kara

Accretion disks surrounding supermassive black holes can potentially form stars within the self-gravitating region. These stars undergo high accretion rates because of the dense environment of the active galactic nuclei (AGN) accretion…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-22 Yang Luo , Jian-Min Wang

We review critically the evidence concerning the fraction of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) which appear as Type 2 AGN, carefully distinguishing strict Type 2 AGN from both more lightly reddened .Type 1 AGN, and from low excitation narrow…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-02-10 A. Lawrence , M. Elvis

We show how wavelength-dependent time delays between continuum flux variations of AGN can be used to test the standard black hole-accretion disc paradigm, by measuring the temperature structure $T(R)$ of the gaseous material surrounding the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Stefan Collier , Kieth Horne , Ignaz Wanders , Bradley M. Peterson
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