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We present global VLBI observations of the 21-cm transition of atomic hydrogen seen in absorption against the radio source J0855+5751. The foreground absorber (SDSS~J085519.05+575140.7) is a dwarf galaxy at $z$ = 0.026. As the background…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-31 A. D. Biggs , M. A. Zwaan , E. Hatziminaoglou , C. Péroux , J. Liske

The low column density gas at the outskirts of galaxies as traced by the 21 cm hydrogen line emission (HI) represents the interface between galaxies and the intergalactic medium, i.e., where galaxies are believed to get their supply of gas…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-05-23 Roger Ianjamasimanana , Fabian Walter , W. J. G. de Blok , George H. Heald , Elias Brinks

We have searched for HI 21cm absorption toward the two brightest radio AGN at high redshift, J0924--2201 at $z = 5.20$, and J0913+5919 at $z=5.11$, using the Giant Meter Wave Radio Telescope (GMRT). These data set a 3$\sigma$ upper limit to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 C. L. Carilli , Ran Wang , M. van Hoven , K. Dwarakanath , J. Chengalur , S. Wyithe

In order to constrain the properties of dense and warm gas around active galactic nuclei, we have searched Infrared Space Observatory spectra of local active galactic nuclei for the signature of the 4.7micron fundamental ro-vibrational band…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Lutz , E. Sturm , R. Genzel , H. W. W. Spoon , G. J. Stacey

Highly collimated relativistic jets are a defining feature of certain active galactic nuclei (AGN), yet their formation mechanism remains elusive. Previous observations and theoretical models have proposed that the ambient medium…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-22 Jongho Park , Motoki Kino , Hiroshi Nagai , Masanori Nakamura , Keiichi Asada , Minchul Kam , Jeffrey A. Hodgson

With the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, we performed HI observations of a sample of known X-ray emitting Gigahertz-peaked-spectrum galaxies with compact-symmetric-object morphology (GPS/CSOs) that lacked an HI absorption detection.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-12 L. Ostorero , R. Morganti , A. Diaferio , A. Siemiginowska , Ł. Stawarz , R. Moderski , A. Labiano

High-resolution radio observations of nearby starburst galaxies have shown that the distribution of their radio emission consists of a compact (<150 pc), high surface brightness, central radio source immersed in a low surface brightness…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-04-29 Miguel A. Perez-Torres , Antonio Alberdi

The quasar B2005+403 located behind the Cygnus region, is a suitable object for studying the interplay between propagation effects, which are extrinsic to the source and source intrinsic variability. On the basis of VLBI experiments…

Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-26 K. E. Gabanyi , T. P. Krichbaum , S. Britzen , U. Bach , E. Ros , A. Witzel , J. A. Zensus

This is the first paper of a series exploring the multi-frequency properties of a sample of eleven nearby low excitation radio galaxies (LERGs) in the southern sky. We are conducting an extensive study of different galaxy components (stars,…

We report Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) HI 21cm imaging of CGCG 137-068, the host galaxy of the fast-evolving luminous transient (FELT) AT2018cow. This is the first study of the gas properties of a FELT host galaxy. We obtain a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-04-10 Sambit Roychowdhury , Maryam Arabsalmani , Nissim Kanekar

We employ optical spectroscopy from the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) combined with X-ray and radio data to study the highly-ionized gas (HIG) phase of the feedback in a sample of five local nearby Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN).…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-04-07 Alberto Rodríguez-Ardila , Marcos Antonio Fonseca-Faria

High-resolution Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry observations of relativistic jets are essential to constrain fundamental parameters of jet formation models. At a distance of 249 Mpc, Cygnus A is a unique target for such studies, being the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-16 B. Boccardi , T. P. Krichbaum , U. Bach , F. Mertens , E. Ros , W. Alef , J. A. Zensus

We use observations of the neutral atomic hydrogen (HI) 21-cm emission line to study the spatial distribution of the HI gas in a 80$\degree\times~$90$\degree$ region of the Galaxy halo. The HI column densities in the range of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-20 Ericson López , Jairo Armijos , Mario Llerena , Franklin Aldás

The nearby spiral galaxy NGC 7331 was spectrally mapped from 5-38um using all modules of Spitzer's IRS spectrograph. A strong new dust emission feature, presumed due to PAHs, was discovered at 17.1um. The feature's intensity is nearly half…

We present the results of Very Large Array NH$_{3}$ $(J,K)=(1,1)$ and $(2,2)$ observations of the HH 111/HH 121 protostellar system. HH 111, with a spectacular collimated optical jet, is one of the most well-known Herbig-Haro objects. We…

We present 21-cm HI line and 13-cm continuum observations, obtained with the Australian Long Baseline Array, of the Seyfert 2 galaxy IC 5063. This object appears to be one of the best examples of Seyfert galaxies where shocks produced by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 T. A. Oosterloo , R. Morganti , A. Tzioumis , J. Reynolds , E. King , P. McCulloch , Z. Tsvetanov

We present new high resolution numerical simulations of the ISM in a central R ~32 parsecs region around a supermassive black hole at a galactic center. Three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling of the ISM (Wada & Norman 2002) with the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-10-05 Keiichi Wada , Padeli Papadopoulos , Marco Spaans

Observational studies of collimation in jets in active galactic nuclei (AGN) are a key to understanding their formation and acceleration processes. We have performed an automated search for jet shape transitions in a sample of 367 AGN using…

Observational information on high-energy astrophysical neutrinos is being continuously collected by the IceCube observatory. However, the sources of neutrinos are still unknown. In this study, we use radio very-long-baseline interferometry…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-09-10 A. V. Plavin , Y. Y. Kovalev , Y. A. Kovalev , S. V. Troitsky

In this letter, we report the discovery of a fast neutral hydrogen outflow in SDSS J145239.38+062738.0, a merging radio galaxy containing an optical type I active galactic nuclei (AGN). This discovery was made through observations conducted…