The quest for dual and binary supermassive black holes: A multi-messenger view
A De Rosa, C Vignali, T Bogdanović, PR Capelo… - New Astronomy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The quest for binary and dual supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the dawn of the multi-
messenger era is compelling. Detecting dual active galactic nuclei (AGN)–active SMBHs at …
messenger era is compelling. Detecting dual active galactic nuclei (AGN)–active SMBHs at …
The power of infrared AGN selection in mergers: a theoretical study
The role of galaxy mergers in fuelling active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is still debated, owing
partly to selection effects inherent to studies of the merger/AGN connection. In particular …
partly to selection effects inherent to studies of the merger/AGN connection. In particular …
Varstrometry for off-nucleus and dual subkiloparsec AGN (VODKA): Hubble Space Telescope discovers double quasars
Dual supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at∼ kiloparsec scales are the progenitor
population of SMBH mergers and play an important role in understanding the pairing and …
population of SMBH mergers and play an important role in understanding the pairing and …
A hard X-ray view of luminous and ultra-luminous infrared galaxies in GOALS–I. AGN obscuration along the merger sequence
The merger of two or more galaxies can enhance the inflow of material from galactic scales
into the close environments of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), obscuring and feeding the …
into the close environments of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), obscuring and feeding the …
A 100-kiloparsec wind feeding the circumgalactic medium of a massive compact galaxy
Ninety per cent of baryons are located outside galaxies, either in the circumgalactic or
intergalactic medium,. Theory points to galactic winds as the primary source of the enriched …
intergalactic medium,. Theory points to galactic winds as the primary source of the enriched …
Enhanced atomic gas fractions in recently merged galaxies: quenching is not a result of post-merger gas exhaustion
SL Ellison, B Catinella, L Cortese - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We present a detailed assessment of the global atomic hydrogen gas fraction (f gas= log
[/M⋆]) in a sample of post-merger galaxies identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) …
[/M⋆]) in a sample of post-merger galaxies identified in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) …
The X-shooter GRB afterglow legacy sample (XS-GRB)
In this work we present spectra of all γ-ray burst (GRB) afterglows that have been promptly
observed with the X-shooter spectrograph until 31/03/2017. In total, we have obtained …
observed with the X-shooter spectrograph until 31/03/2017. In total, we have obtained …
The diagnostic potential of JWST in characterizing elusive AGNs
S Satyapal, L Kamal, JM Cann… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
It is now clear that a significant population of accreting black holes are undetected by
commonly employed optical, mid-infrared color, X-ray, and radio selection methods as a …
commonly employed optical, mid-infrared color, X-ray, and radio selection methods as a …
A Census of WISE-selected Dual and Offset AGNs Across the Sky: New Constraints on Merger-driven Triggering of Obscured AGNs
RS Barrows, JM Comerford, D Stern… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Pairs of galaxies hosting active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are powerful probes of merger-driven
supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth as they can resolve individual AGNs and trace …
supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth as they can resolve individual AGNs and trace …
Constraining sub-parsec binary supermassive black holes in quasars with multi-epoch spectroscopy–III. Candidates from continued radial velocity tests
Quasars whose broad emission lines show temporal, bulk radial velocity (RV) shifts have
been proposed as candidate sub-parsec (sub-pc), binary supermassive black holes …
been proposed as candidate sub-parsec (sub-pc), binary supermassive black holes …