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Among the most extreme objects in the Universe, active galactic nuclei (AGN) are luminous centers of galaxies where a black hole feeds on surrounding matter. The variability patterns of the light emitted by an AGN contain information about…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-22 Ji Won Park , Ashley Villar , Yin Li , Yan-Fei Jiang , Shirley Ho , Joshua Yao-Yu Lin , Philip J. Marshall , Aaron Roodman

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

We present the results of a study of different statistical methods currently used in the literature to analyse the (micro)variability of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) from ground-based optical observations. In particular, we focus on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-02-16 L. Zibecchi , I. Andruchow , S. A. Cellone , D. D. Carpintero , G. E. Romero , J. A. Combi

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

Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) exhibit complex variability across multiple wavelengths, reflecting diverse physical processes near their central engines. This work investigates the temporal variability of four AGNs Mrk~509, NGC~5548,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-12 R. A. A. Souza , E. Hatziminaoglou , A. de Pádua Santos , T. Stosic

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…

Interband lags in the optical continua of active galactic nuclei (AGN) have been observed over years of monitoring, yet their physical origins remain unclear. While variable interband lags have been found in a few individual AGN…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-08 Zhen-Bo Su , Zhen-Yi Cai , Hengxiao Guo , Mouyuan Sun , Jun-Xian Wang

The 4 Ms Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S) and other deep X-ray surveys have been highly effective at selecting active galactic nuclei (AGN). However, cosmologically distant low-luminosity AGN (LLAGN) have remained a challenge to identify…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 M. Young , W. N. Brandt , Y. Q. Xue , M. Paolillo , D. M. Alexander , F. E. Bauer , B. D. Lehmer , B. Luo , O. Shemmer , D. P. Schneider , C. Vignali

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

Euclid will cover over 14000 $deg^{2}$ with two optical and near-infrared spectro-photometric instruments, and is expected to detect around ten million active galactic nuclei (AGN). This unique data set will make a considerable impact on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-09-04 Euclid Collaboration , L. Bisigello , M. Massimo , C. Tortora , S. Fotopoulou , V. Allevato , M. Bolzonella , C. Gruppioni , L. Pozzetti , G. Rodighiero , S. Serjeant , P. A. C. Cunha , L. Gabarra , A. Feltre , A. Humphrey , F. La Franca , H. Landt , F. Mannucci , I. Prandoni , M. Radovich , F. Ricci , M. Salvato , F. Shankar , D. Stern , L. Spinoglio , D. Vergani , C. Vignali , G. Zamorani , L. Y. A. Yung , S. Charlot , N. Aghanim , A. Amara , S. Andreon , N. Auricchio , M. Baldi , S. Bardelli , P. Battaglia , R. Bender , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , S. Brau-Nogue , M. Brescia , S. Camera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , F. J. Castander , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , L. Corcione , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Cropper , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , A. M. Di Giorgio , J. Dinis , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , A. Ealet , M. Farina , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , P. Franzetti , M. Fumana , S. Galeotta , B. Garilli , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , B. R. Granett , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , W. Holmes , I. Hook , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , K. Jahnke , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , T. Kitching , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , E. Medinaceli , S. Mei , Y. Mellier , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , S. -M. Niemi , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , M. Schirmer , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , L. Stanco , C. Surace , P. Tallada-Crespí , A. N. Taylor , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , Y. Wang , J. Zoubian , E. Zucca , A. Biviano , E. Bozzo , C. Colodro-Conde , D. Di Ferdinando , G. Fabbian , J. Graciá-Carpio , S. Marcin , N. Mauri , Z. Sakr , V. Scottez , M. Tenti , Y. Akrami , C. Baccigalupi , M. Ballardini , M. Bethermin , A. Blanchard , S. Borgani , A. S. Borla , S. Bruton , C. Burigana , R. Cabanac , A. Calabro , A. Cappi , C. S. Carvalho , G. Castignani , T. Castro , K. C. Chambers , A. R. Cooray J. Coupon , O. Cucciati , S. Davini , G. De Lucia , G. Desprez , A. Díaz-Sánchez , S. Di Domizio , H. Dole , J. A. Escartin Vigo , S. Escoffier , I. Ferrero , F. Finelli , K. Ganga , J. García-Bellido , F. Giacomini , G. Gozaliasl , A. Gregorio , H. Hildebrandt , A. Jiminez Muñoz , J. J. E. Kajava , V. Kansal , D. Karagiannis , C. C. Kirkpatrick , L. Legrand , A. Loureiro , J. Macias-Perez , G. Maggio , M. Magliocchetti , G. Mainetti , R. Maoli , M. Martinelli , C. J. A. P. Martins , S. Matthew , L. Maurin , R. B. Metcalf , M. Migliaccio , P. Monaco , G. Morgante , S. Nadathur , L. Patrizii , V. Popa , C. Porciani , D. Potter , M. Pöntinen , P. -F. Rocci , A. G. Sánchez , A. Schneider , M. Sereno , P. Simon , J. Stadel , S. A. Stanford , J. Steinwagner , G. Testera , M. Tewes , R. Teyssier , S. Toft , S. Tosi , A. Troja , M. Tucci , J. Valiviita , M. Viel , I. A. Zinchenko

Jetted Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) exhibit variability across a wide range of time scales. Traditionally, this variability can often be modeled well as a stochastic process. However, in certain cases, jetted AGN variability displays…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-03 P. Penil , A. Domínguez , S. Buson , M. Ajello , S. Adhikari , A. Rico

The photoionization model of narrow-line regions (NLRs) in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) has been investigated for decades. Many published models are restricted to simple linear scaling abundance relations, dust-free assumption, uniform AGN…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-05-23 Peixin Zhu , Lisa J. Kewley , Ralph S. Sutherland

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) unification, which implies a large number of obscured AGN, can explain the optical, infrared and X-ray content of deep multiwavelength surveys. Here, we show that the same model also successfully explains the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ezequiel Treister , C. M. Urry

We use observations from the 9 square degree multiwavelength survey in Bootes to identify hundreds of obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN) with high redshifts (z > 0.7), luminosities (L_bol > 10^45 ergs/s), and moderate obscuring columns…

Measuring the redshift of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) requires the use of time-consuming and expensive spectroscopic analysis. However, obtaining redshift measurements of AGNs is crucial as it can enable AGN population studies, provide…

The $\gamma$-ray astronomy in time domain has been by now progressed further as the variabilities of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) on different timescales have been reported a lot. We study the $\gamma$-ray variabilities of 23 jetted AGNs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-25 Haiyun Zhang , Dahai Yan , Li Zhang

We present the Advanced Camera for Surveys Active Galactic Nuclei (ACS-AGN) Catalog, a catalog of 2585 active galactic nucleus (AGN) host galaxies that are at redshifts 0.2<z<2.5 and that were imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope's…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-01-15 Aaron Stemo , Julia M. Comerford , R. Scott Barrows , Daniel Stern , Roberto J. Assef , Roger L. Griffith

We present a comprehensive analysis of the X-ray spectral properties of 198 newly identified active galactic nuclei (AGNs), leveraging archival data from the {\it Chandra} X-ray Observatory. All these AGNs exhibit a powerlaw spectral…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-08 Samrat Ghosh , Samir Mandal , Sudip Bhattacharyya , Shivam Kumaran

We present a kinematic analysis based on the large Integral Field Spectroscopy (IFS) dataset of SDSS-IV MaNGA (10.000 galaxies). We have compiled a diverse sample of 594 unique Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), identified through a variety of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-06 Marco Albán , Dominika Wylezalek , Julia M. Comerford , Jenny E. Greene , Rogemar A. Riffel

The nature of the obscuring material in active galactic nuclei (AGN) can be studied by measuring changes in the line-of-sight column density, $N_{\rm H,los}$, over time. This can be accomplished by monitoring AGN over long periods of time…