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Reliably identifying active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in dwarf galaxies is key to understanding black hole demographics at low masses and constraining models for black hole seed formation. Here we present Chandra X-ray Observatory observations…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-24 Lilikoi J. Latimer , Amy E. Reines , Kevin N. Hainline , Jenny E. Greene , Daniel Stern

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…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-06-16 Mikkel T. Kristensen , Kevin Pimbblet , Samantha Penny

Searching for active galactic nuclei (AGN) in dwarf galaxies is important for our understanding of the seed black holes that formed in the early Universe. Here, we test infrared selection methods for AGN activity at low galaxy masses. Our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-07 Kevin N. Hainline , Amy E. Reines , Jenny E. Greene , Daniel Stern

Dwarf galaxies are promising test beds for constraining models of supermassive and intermediate-mass black holes (MBH) via their black hole occupation fraction (BHOF). Disentangling seeding from the confounding effects of mass assembly over…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-04-05 Urmila Chadayammuri , Akos Bogdan , Angelo Ricarte , Priyamvada Natarajan

To investigate the population of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies, we conduct a systematic search for active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using data from the first data release of the eROSITA All-Sky Survey (eRASS1). We crossmatch dwarf…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-30 John-Michael Eberhard , Amy E. Reines

Given their dominance of the galaxy number density, dwarf galaxies are central to our understanding of galaxy formation. While the incidence of AGN and their impact on galaxy evolution has been extensively studied in massive galaxies, much…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-19 B. Bichang'a , S. Kaviraj , I. Lazar , R. A. Jackson , S. Das , D. J. B. Smith , A. E. Watkins , G. Martin

Machine-learning (ML) algorithms will play a crucial role in studying the large datasets delivered by new facilities over the next decade and beyond. Here, we investigate the capabilities and limits of such methods in finding galaxies with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-22 Andreas L. Faisst , Abhishek Prakash , Peter L. Capak , Bomee Lee

We study the stellar and star formation (SF) properties of the host galaxies of 58 X-ray selected AGN in the GOODS portion of the Chandra Deep Field South (CDF-S) region at z~0.5-1.4. The AGN are selected such that their rest-frame UV to…

We investigated AGN activity in low-mass galaxies, an important regime that can shed light onto BH formation and evolution, and their interaction with their host galaxies. We identified 336 AGN candidates from a parent sample of $\sim…

We assemble a sample of 733 dwarf galaxies ($M_{\ast} \le 10^{9.5} \text{M}_\odot$) with signatures of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and explore the intersection between different AGN selection techniques. Objects in our database are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-31 Erik J. Wasleske , Vivienne F. Baldassare

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

The detection of X-ray emission constitutes a reliable and efficient tool for the selection of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs), although it may be biased against the most heavily absorbed AGNs. Simple mid-IR broad-band selection criteria…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-06 E. Pouliasis , G. Mountrichas , I. Georgantopoulos , A. Ruiz , M. Yang , A. Z. Bonanos

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…

Using early data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey, we search for AGN signatures in 410,757 line-emitting galaxies. By employing the BPT emission-line ratio diagnostic diagram, we identify AGN in 75,928/296,261…

We study the morphologies and structures of 57 dwarf galaxies that are representative of the general population of dwarf galaxies, and compare their demographics to a sample of dwarf galaxies hosting optically-selected AGNs. The two samples…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-09-22 Seth J. Kimbrell , Amy E. Reines , Jenny E. Greene , Marla Geha

The growing volume of data produced by large astronomical surveys necessitates the development of efficient analysis techniques capable of effectively managing high-dimensional datasets. This study addresses this need by demonstrating some…

We study the black hole mass $-$ host galaxy stellar mass relation, $M_{\rm{BH}}-M_{\ast}$, for a sample of 706 $z \lesssim 1.5$ and $i \lesssim 24$ optically-variable active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in three Dark Energy Survey (DES) deep…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-11 Yichen Liu , Colin J. Burke , Diego Miura , Xin Liu , Qian Yang , Priyamvada Natarajan , Charlotte A. Ward

Clusters of galaxies have long been used as laboratories for the study of galaxy evolution, but despite intense, recent interest in feedback between AGNs and their hosts, the impact of environment on these relationships remains poorly…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 David W. Atlee , Paul Martini , Roberto J. Assef , Daniel D. Kelson , John S. Mulchaey

Understanding the co-evolution of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their host systems requires a comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) behavior across a wide range of redshift, luminosity, obscuration level and galaxy…

The finding of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in dwarf galaxies has important implications for galaxy evolution and supermassive black hole formation models. Yet, how AGN in dwarf galaxies form is still debated, in part due to scant…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-02-12 M. Mezcua , H. Domínguez Sánchez
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