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We utilize the complimentary capabilities of XMM-Newton and Chandra, to conduct a detailed imaging and spectral study of the nearby galaxy NGC 4945 focussing on its nucleus and immediate surroundings (within ~1 kpc of the nucleus). A…

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The Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0419-577 hosts a $\sim$kpc extended outflow that is evident in the [\ion{O}{iii}] image and that is also detected as a warm absorber in the UV/X-ray spectrum. Here, we analyze a $\sim$30 ks Chandra-ACIS X-ray image,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-13 L. Di Gesu , E. Costantini , E. Piconcelli , J. S. Kaastra , M. Mehdipour , S. Paltani

We observed the nearby galaxy M~51 (NGC 5194) with BeppoSAX. The X-ray properties of the nucleus below 10 keV are almost the same as the ASCA results regarding the hard component and the neutral Fe K$\alpha$ line, but the intensity is about…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Yasushi Fukazawa , Naoko Iyomoto , Aya Kubota , Yukari Matsumoto , Kazuo Makishima

We analyse new Chandra observations of the nearest (D=4 Mpc) Seyfert 2 active galaxy, Circinus, and match them to pre-existing radio, infrared and optical data to study the kpc-scale emission. The proximity of Circinus allows us to observe…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-09 Beatriz Mingo , Martin J. Hardcastle , Judith H. Croston , Daniel A. Evans , Preeti Kharb , Ralph P. Kraft , Emil Lenc

We report high resolution imaging of the nucleus of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4151 obtained with a 50 ks Chandra HRC observation. The HRC image resolves the emission on spatial scales of 0.5", ~30 pc, showing an extended X-ray morphology…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Junfeng Wang , G. Fabbiano , M. Karovska , M. Elvis , G. Risaliti , A. Zezas , C. G. Mundell

We present results from a 25 ksec CHANDRA ACIS-S observation of galaxies NGC4438 and NGC4435 in the Virgo Cluster. X-ray emission in NGC4438 is observed in a ~700 pc nuclear region, a 2.3 kpc spherical bulge, and a network of filaments…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Marie E. Machacek , Christine Jones , William R. Forman

A deep 400-ksec ACIS-S observation of the nearest quasar known, Mrk 231, is combined with archival 120-ksec data obtained with the same instrument and setup to carry out the first ever spatially resolved spectral analysis of a hot X-ray…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 S. Veilleux , S. H. Teng , D. S. N Rupke , R. Maiolino , E. Sturm

We analyze recent simultaneous Chandra/RXTE observations of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 4945. The unprecedented spatial resolution of Chandra means we are able to separate the spectra of the nucleus, starburst and superwind regions, while the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Chris Done , Greg M. Madejski , Piotr T. Zycki , Lincoln J. Greenhill

We present the results of a 17 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of the nearby dwarf spiral galaxy NGC 4395. Chandra affords the first high-quality, broadband X-ray detection of the active nucleus of this object that is uncontaminated by nearby…

We present a near-infrared study of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC\,6300, based on subarcsecond images and long slit spectroscopy obtained with Flamingos-2 at Gemini South. We have found that the peak of the nuclear continuum emission in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-08 Gaia Gaspar , Rubén Díaz , Damián Mast , Ary D'Ambra , María Paz Agüero , Guillermo Günthardt

We report sub arc-second resolution X-ray imaging-spectroscopy of the archetypal type 2 Seyfert galaxy NGC 1068 with the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The observations reveal the detailed structure and spectra of the 13 kpc-extent nebulosity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 A. J. Young , A. S. Wilson , P. L. Shopbell

We present Northern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) observations of the CO (2-1) molecular gas kinematics in the nearby Compton-thick Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 3079, with an angular resolution of 0.5" ($\sim$40 pc). To interpret the observed…

A recent ALMA study of the Seyfert 2 Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) NGC 2110 by Rosario et al. (2019) has reported a remarkable lack of CO 2-1 emission from the circumnuclear region, where optical lines and H2 emission are observed, leading…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-05-15 G. Fabbiano , A. Paggi , M. Elvis

We present Chandra observations of the enigmatic galaxy IRAS00317-2142, which is classified as a star-forming galaxy on the basis of the ionization level of its emission lines. However, a weak broad H\alpha wing and a high X-ray luminosity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 I. Georgantopoulos , A. Zezas , M. J. Ward

We present the result of the Chandra high-resolution observation of the Seyfert~2 galaxy NGC 7590. This object was reported to show no X-ray absorption in the low-spatial resolution ASCA data. The XMM observations show that the X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Xinwen Shu , Junxian Wang , Teng Liu , Wei Zheng

The inner-most region of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 2992 has long been suspected to be the location of intense AGN-host galaxy interaction, but photon pile-up in previous high-resolution observations hampered the study of soft X-ray excess and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-26 Xiaoyu Xu , Junfeng Wang

We have mapped the central region of NGC 4945 in the $J=2\to1$ transition of $^{12}$CO, $^{13}$CO, and C$^{18}$O, as well as the continuum at 1.3 mm, at an angular resolution of $5\farc \times 3\farc$ with the Submillimeter Array. The…

We present spatially resolved Chandra narrow-band imaging and imaging spectroscopy of NGC 3393. This galaxy hosts a Compton-thick Seyfert 2 AGN with sub-kpc bipolar outflows that are strongly interacting with the circumnuclear gas. We…

We present ALMA observations of the CO(2-1) and CO(3-2) molecular gas transitions and associated (sub)-mm continua of the nearby Seyfert 1.5 galaxy NGC3227 with angular resolutions 0.085-0.21" (7-15pc). On large scales the cold molecular…

Previous molecular gas observations at arcsecond-scale resolution of the Seyfert 2 galaxy M51 suggest the presence of a dense circumnuclear rotating disk, which may be the reservoir for fueling the active nucleus and obscures it from direct…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-25 Satoki Matsushita , Sebastien Muller , Jeremy Lim