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We estimate the relative contributions of the supermassive black hole (SMBH) accretion disk, corona, and obscuring torus to the bolometric luminosity of Seyfert galaxies, using Spizter mid-infrared (MIR) observations of a complete sample of…

We investigate the broad line profiles emitted from a system supermassive binary black hole (SMBBH) having elliptical orbits and low mass ratio of $m_2/m_1\sim 0.1$. Our model assumes a super Eddington accretion flow in the case of a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-11-23 Saša Simić , Luka Č. Popović , Andjelka Kovačević , Dragana Ilić

Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centers of active galaxies are fed by accretion disks that radiate from the infrared or optical to the X-ray bands. Several types of objects can orbit SMBHs, including massive stars, neutron stars,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-05 Leandro Abaroa , Gustavo E. Romero

Sgr A* represents a unique laboratory for the detailed study of accretion processes around a low-luminosity supermassive black hole (SMBH). Recent X-ray observations have allowed for spatially resolved modeling of the emission from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-11-28 Ren-Yi Ma , Shawn R. Roberts , Ya-Ping Li , Q. Daniel Wang

Outflows produced by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) can have important feedback effects in its host galaxy. An unresolved question is the nature and properties of winds from SMBHs accreting at low rates in low-luminosity active galactic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-30 Ivan Almeida , Rodrigo Nemmen

The spin is an important but poorly constrained parameter for describing supermassive black holes (SMBHs). Using the continuity equation of SMBH number density, we explicitly obtain the mass-dependent cosmological evolution of the radiative…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Yan-Rong Li , Jian-Min Wang , Luis C. Ho

The jet in active galactic nuclei (AGN) is a key ingredient in understanding the co-evolution of galaxies and their central supermassive black holes (SMBHs). Unfortunately, the mechanism of jet launching and collimation is still elusive.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-29 Su Yao , Xiaolong Yang , Minfeng Gu , Tao An , Jun Yang , Luis C. Ho , Xiang Liu , Ran Wang , Xue-Bing Wu , Weimin Yuan

We analyze radio continuum emission of early-type galaxies with dynamical measurements of central super-massive black hole (SMBH) masses, and well-characterized large-scale environments, but regardless on the exact level of the nuclear…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-03-08 Anna Wójtowicz , Łukasz Stawarz , C. C. Cheung , Norbert Werner , Dominik Rudka

We explore the expected X-ray (0.5-2keV) signatures from super massive black holes (SMBHs) at high redshifts ($z\sim5-12$) assuming various models for their seeding mechanism and evolution. The seeding models are approximated through…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-21 Sagi Ben-Ami , Alexey Vikhlinin , Abraham Loeb

We present a comprehensive synthesis model for the AGN evolution and the growth of supermassive black holes in the Universe. We solve the continuity equation for SMBH mass function using the locally determined one as a boundary condition,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Andrea Merloni , Sebastian Heinz

The origin of the extragalactic gamma-ray background radiation at 1-10 MeV is still unknown. Although the cosmic X-ray background (CXB) up to a few hundreds keV can be accounted for by the sum of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs), current…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yoshiyuki Inoue , Tomonori Totani , Yoshihiro Ueda

We present a new method for supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass measurements in Type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGN) using polarization angle across broad lines. This method gives measured masses which are in a good agreement with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-03 Luka C. Popovic , Victor L. Afanasiev , Djordje Savic

We present the first systematic study of short-timescale X-ray variability in radio-quiet active galactic nuclei (AGN), utilizing archival Chandra observations of approximately 3,000 broad-line AGN selected from the SDSS and DESI…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-09 Xiurui Zhao , Luca Comisso , Stefano Marchesi , Marco Ajello , Elias Kammoun , Yue Shen , Qiaoya Wu

Time-domain studies of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) offer a powerful tool for understanding black hole accretion physics. Prior to the optical outburst on 23 December 2017, 1ES 1927+654 was classified as a "true" type~2 AGN, an unobscured…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-17 Ruancun Li , Claudio Ricci , Luis C. Ho , Benny Trakhtenbrot , Erin Kara , Megan Masterson , Iair Arcavi

Supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) are natural by-products of galaxy mergers and are expected to be powerful multi-messenger sources. They can be powered by the accretion of matter and then radiate across the electromagnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-06-26 E. M. Gutiérrez , L. Combi , G. E. Romero , M. Campanelli

One of the most prominent sources for energetic particles in our solar system are huge eruptions of magnetised plasma from the Sun called coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which usually drive shocks that accelerate charged particles up to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-13 D. E. Morosan , J. Pomoell , C. Palmroos , N. Dresing , E. Asvestari , R. Vainio , E. K. J. Kilpua , J. Gieseler , A. Kumari , I. C. Jebaraj

[Abridged] Recent numerical relativity simulations have shown that the emission of gravitational waves during the merger of two supermassive black holes (SMBHs) delivers a kick to the final hole, with a magnitude as large as 4000 km/s. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Alessia Gualandris , David Merritt

X-ray-emitting coronae of nearby galaxies are expected to be produced either by accretion from the intergalactic medium and/or by various galactic feedback. We herein present a systematical analysis of the Chandra observations of 53 nearby…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-13 Jiang-Tao Li , Q. Daniel Wang

Many supermassive black holes (SMBH) of mass $10^{6\sim9}M_{\odot}$ are observed at the center of each galaxy even in the high redshift ($z\approx7$) Universe. To explain the early formation and the common existence of SMBH, we proposed…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-14 Masahiro Morikawa

The primary X-ray emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN) originates in a compact region called the corona located very close to the super-massive black hole and the accretion disk. The knowledge of the cut-off energy ($E_{cut}$) of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-30 Priyanka Rani , C. S. Stalin , K. D. Goswami