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The radiation from the central regions of active galactic nuclei, including that from the accretion disk surrounding the black hole, is likely to peak in the extreme ultraviolet $\sim 13 -100$ eV. However, due to Galactic absorption, we are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-31 Susmita Chakravorty , Ranjeev Misra , Martin Elvis , Ajit K. Kembhavi , Gary Ferland

We present 3D models of biconical outflows combined with a thin dust plane for investigating the physical properties of the ionized gas outflows and their effect on the observed gas kinematics in type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-09-20 Hyun-Jin Bae , Jong-Hak Woo

Typical black hole binaries in outburst show spectral states and transitions, characterized by a clear connection between the inflow onto the black hole and outflow from its vicinity. The transient stellar mass black hole binary V404 Cyg…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-12 S. E. Motta , J. J. E. Kajava , C. Sánchez-Fernández , M. Giustini , E. Kuulkers

Outflows are inevitably driven from the disk if the vertical component of the black hole (BH) gravity cannot resist the radiation force. We derive the mass loss rate in the outflows by solving a dynamical equation for the vertical gas…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-21 Xinwu Cao , Wei-Min Gu

Mrk 590 is a known changing-look AGN which almost turned off in 2012, and then in 2017 partially re-ignited into a repeat flaring state, unusual for an AGN. Our \emph{Swift} observations since 2013 allow us to characterise the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-01-04 Daniel Lawther , Marianne Vestergaard , Sandra Raimundo , Jun Yi Koay , Bradley M Peterson , Xiaohui Fan , Dirk Grupe , Smita Mathur

The detection of dusty winds dominating the infrared emission of AGN on parsec scales has revealed the limitations of traditional radiative transfer models based on a toroidal distribution of dusty gas. A new, more complex, dynamical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-28 Marta Venanzi , Sebastian Hönig , David Williamson

Accretion onto supermassive black hole (SMBH) can release energy via radiation, jets or winds, providing feedback effects on the circumnuclear gas environment. However, not all active galactic nuclei (AGNs) exhibit clear signature of such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-30 Fangzheng Shi , Matteo Guainazzi , Yijun Wang

Ultra-fast outflows (UFOs) are highly ionized, mildly relativistic winds seen in the X-ray spectra of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and are thought to contribute to AGN feedback and galaxy evolution. We investigate UFO signatures by…

We investigate the dependence of gas kinematics and column densities in the MgII-absorbing circumgalactic medium on galaxy color, azimuthal angle, and inclination to trace baryon cycle processes. Our sample of 30 foreground isolated…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-14 Nikole M. Nielsen , Christopher W. Churchill , Glenn G. Kacprzak , Michael T. Murphy , Jessica L. Evans

Outflows from active galactic nuclei (AGN) are one of the fundamental mechanisms by which the central supermassive black hole interacts with its host galaxy. Detected in $\ge 50\%$ of nearby AGN, these outflows have been found to carry…

We combine cosmological simulations with an AGN luminosity function constrained by optical surveys in order to create a realistic AGN distribution in which to model AGN outflows. The outflows are modeled with assumptions of spherical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Robyn Levine , Nickolay Y. Gnedin

Outflows are observed in a variety of astrophysical sources. Remarkably, ultra-fast ($v\geq 0.1c$), outflows in the UV and X-ray bands are often seen in AGNs. Depending on their energy and mass outflow rate, respectively $\dot{E}_{out},…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-15 A. Luminari , F. Tombesi , E. Piconcelli , F. Nicastro , K. Fukumura , D. Kazanas , F. Fiore , L. Zappacosta

Twenty five years have passed by since models of accretions and jets have separately emerged. Today, it is understood that these two objects are related to each other in a fundamental way. In a binary system, matter from an accretion disk…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-25 Sandip K. Chakrabarti

To tackle the still unsolved and fundamental problem of the role of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) feedback in shaping galaxies, in this work we implement a new physical treatment of AGN-driven winds into our semi-analytic model of galaxy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-06-28 N. Menci , F. Fiore , F. Shankar , L. Zanisi , C. Feruglio

Observations of massive outflows with detectable central AGN typically find them within radii $\lesssim 10$ kpc. We show that this apparent size restriction is a natural result of AGN driving if this process injects total energy only of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-09-21 Kastytis Zubovas , Andrew King

Ongoing studies with XMM-Newton have shown that powerful accretion disc winds, as revealed through highly-ionised Fe\,K-shell absorption at E>=6.7 keV, are present in a significant fraction of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) in the local…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-02 J. Gofford , J. N. Reeves , D. E. McLaughlin , V. Braito , T. J. Turner , F. Tombesi , M. Cappi

Ultravoilet (UV) absorption lines provide abundant spectroscopic information enabling the probe of the physical conditions in AGN outflows, but the outflow radii (and the energetics consequently) can only be determined indirectly. In this…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-11-04 Guilin Liu , Nahum Arav , David S. N. Rupke

Recent X-ray observations of blue-shifted absorption lines revealed an existence of the extremely fast disk winds with outflow velocities of ~0.1-0.3c. Such fast outflows would have a large impact on the coevolution of black holes and host…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-08 Kouichi Hagino , Hirokazu Odaka , Chris Done , Shin Watanabe , Tadayuki Takahashi

We build a bulk velocity-dependent photoionization model of the warm absorber of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 3783. By adopting functional forms for velocity of the flow and its particle density with radius, appropriate for radiation driven…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-08-30 José M Ramírez

AGNs exhibit a wide range of black hole masses and inflow/outflow properties. It is now possible to probe regions close to the event horizons of nearby SMBHs using VLBI with earth-sized baselines, as performed by the EHT. This study…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-23 Bidisha Bandyopadhyay , Christian Fendt , Dominik R. G. Schleicher , Neil M. Nagar , Felipe Agurto-Sepulveda , Javier Pedreros