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We discuss morphological properties of the large-scale jets in powerful radio sources, which are now observed at radio, optical and X-ray frequencies, in order to determine the origin of their X-ray radiation and the nature of the particle…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Stawarz , M. Sikora , M. Ostrowski , M. C. Begelman

We describe new efforts to model radio active galactic nuclei (AGN) in a cosmological context using the SAGE semi-analytic galaxy model. Our new method tracks the physical properties of radio jets in massive galaxies, including the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-08-09 Mojtaba Raouf , Stanislav S. Shabala , Darren J. Croton , Habib G. Khosroshahi , Maksym Bernyk

We investigate the interaction between active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets and the intracluster medium (ICM) of galaxy clusters. Specifically, we study the efficiency with which jets can drive sound waves into the ICM. Previous works focused…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-06 Christopher J. Bambic , Christopher S. Reynolds

We constructed a sample of 23,344 radio-loud active galactic nuclei (RLAGN) from the catalogue derived from the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) survey of the HETDEX Spring field. Although separating AGN from star-forming galaxies remains…

Extragalactic radio sources, including quasars, are now typically understood as being produced by a pair of nearly symmetric, oppositely directed relativistic jets. While some these sources span megaparsecs, and are thus the largest…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Paul J. Wiita

We investigate the correlation between ionized gas outflows, jets, and star formation in a sample of 42 local type-I active galactic nuclei (AGNs) exhibiting significant [O III] outflows. This study uses both new submillimeter (sub-mm)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-16 Chen Qin , Huynh Anh N. Le , Yongquan Xue , Shifu Zhu , Xiaozhi Lin , Kim Ngan Nhat Nguyen

Feedback from radio AGN jets is regularly implemented into contemporary models of galaxy evolution to offset radiative cooling in the large-scale environments in which they typically reside. While previous studies suggest that the total…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-23 J. C. S. Pierce , F. Sweijen , M. J. Hardcastle , L. K. Morabito , H. J. A. Röttgering , R. D. Baldi

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope with its main instrument on-board, the Large Area Telescope (LAT), opened a new era in the study of high-energy emission from Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). When combined with contemporaneous ground- and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-01 Filippo D'Ammando

Relativistic jets can be produced within the accretion disk of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), leading to distinct thermal emission as they propagate through a dense disk environment. In this paper, we present a comprehensive study of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-26 Ken Chen , Zi-Gao Dai

AGN jets are thought to be vital ingredients in galaxy evolution through the action of kinetic feedback; however, how narrow, relativistic outflows couple to galaxies remains an open question. Jet deceleration, which is often attributed to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-11 Talia M. O'Shea , Sebastian Heinz , Melinda Soares-Furtado , Zsofi Igo , Andrea Merloni

Until very recently, few constraints existed on the physics of jets, even though they represent the first known evidence of mass outflow in AGN. This has begun to change with HST and Chandra observations, which allow us to observe…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Eric S. Perlman , Herman L. Marshall , John A. Biretta

The aim of this short paper is to motivate and encourage research in the field of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). Here we summarize the main open questions concerning the central engine. Is the central black hole rapidly spinning and can we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-02-07 Volker Beckmann , Chris R. Shrader

Microquasar stellar systems emit electromagnetic radiation and high-energy particles. Thanks to their location within our own galaxy, they can be observed in high detail. Still, many of their inner workings remain elusive; hence,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-15 Theodoros Smponias

Observations made with the VLBA have led to fundamental advances in our understanding of how radio jets in AGN evolve from parsec-scales out to distances exceeding several hundred kiloparsecs. In this review I discuss current models of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-07-12 Matthew L. Lister

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) with relativistic jets, powered by gas accretion onto their central supermassive black hole (SMBH), are unique laboratories for studying the physics of matter and elementary particles in extreme conditions that…

They are weak, they are small, and they are often overlooked, but they are numerous and an ubiquitous sign of accreting black holes: compact radio cores and jets in low-power AGN. Here I summarize our work concerning these radio cores and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Heino Falcke

The growing evidence for energy-conserving outflows in powerful and luminous AGN supports the idea that high-velocity winds launched from the accretion disc evolve systematically after undergoing a shock with the ambient medium and that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-06 Anna Lia Longinotti

We present a model which relates the Broad Emission Line Regions of AGN to the accretion mechanism. Based on the Keplerian assumption for the high velocity clouds of the gas responsible for the production of the Broad Emission Lines, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 F. Nicastro , M. Elvis

I review some of the basic observational details of jets from X-ray binaries, or `microquasars'. It is shown that in both (Z and Atoll) NS and BHC systems radio emission, and therefore jet formation, is correlated with the presence of hard…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Rob Fender

One of the most important problems in the study of active galaxies is understanding the detailed geometry, physics, and evolution of the central engines and their environments. The leading models involve an accretion disk and torus…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Morganti , L. J. Greenhill , A. B. Peck , D. L. Jones , C. Henkel