Revisiting the unified model of active galactic nuclei

H Netzer - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
This review describes recent developments related to the unified model of active galactic
nuclei (AGNs). It focuses on new ideas about the origin and properties of the central …

The coevolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes: insights from surveys of the contemporary universe

TM Heckman, PN Best - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
We summarize what large surveys of the contemporary Universe have taught us about the
physics and phenomenology of the processes that link the formation and evolution of …

JADES-The diverse population of infant black holes at 4< z< 11: Merging, tiny, poor, but mighty

R Maiolino, J Scholtz, E Curtis-Lake, S Carniani… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope has opened the possibility of
identifying moderate-luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the early Universe, at and …

Little Red Dots: An Abundant Population of Faint Active Galactic Nuclei at z∼ 5 Revealed by the EIGER and FRESCO JWST Surveys

J Matthee, RP Naidu, G Brammer… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Characterizing the prevalence and properties of faint active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the
early Universe is key for understanding the formation of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) …

The discovery of the first “changing look” quasar: new insights into the physics and phenomenology of active galactic nuclei

SM LaMassa, S Cales, EC Moran… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT SDSS J015957. 64+ 003310.5 is an X-ray selected, z= 0.31 active galactic
nucleus (AGN) from the Stripe 82X survey that transitioned from a Type 1 quasar to a Type …

Quasar feedback and the origin of radio emission in radio-quiet quasars

NL Zakamska, JE Greene - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We analyse Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectra of 568 obscured luminous quasars.
The [O iii] λ5007 Å emission line shows blueshifts and blue excess, indicating that some of …

Extremely Red Galaxies at z= 5–9 with MIRI and NIRSpec: Dusty Galaxies or Obscured Active Galactic Nuclei?

G Barro, PG Perez-Gonzalez, DD Kocevski… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We study a new population of extremely red objects (EROs) recently discovered by the
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) based on their NIRCam colors F277W− F444W> 1.5 …

Discovery of 21 new changing-look AGNs in the northern sky

Q Yang, XB Wu, X Fan, L Jiang, I McGreer… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The rare case of changing-look (CL) active galactic nuclei (AGNs), with the appearance or
disappearance of broad Balmer emission lines within a few years, challenges our …

Ionized outflows in local luminous AGN: what are the real densities and outflow rates?

R Davies, D Baron, T Shimizu, H Netzer… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We report on the determination of electron densities, and their impact on the outflow masses
and rates, measured in the central few hundred parsecs of 11 local luminous active …

1ES 1927+ 654: an AGN caught changing look on a timescale of months

B Trakhtenbrot, I Arcavi, CL MacLeod… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the sudden optical and ultraviolet (UV) brightening of 1ES 1927+ 654, which until
now was known as a narrow-line active galactic nucleus (AGN). 1ES 1927+ 654 was part of …