Active galactic nuclei: what's in a name?

P Padovani, DM Alexander, RJ Assef… - The Astronomy and …, 2017 - Springer
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are energetic astrophysical sources powered by accretion onto
supermassive black holes in galaxies, and present unique observational signatures that …

Obscured active galactic nuclei

RC Hickox, DM Alexander - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are powered by the accretion of material onto a supermassive
black hole (SMBH) and are among the most luminous objects in the Universe. However, the …

The early data release of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument

R Tojeiro, DESI Collaboration - Astronomical …, 2024 - research-repository.st-andrews.ac …
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) completed its 5 month Survey Validation
in 2021 May. Spectra of stellar and extragalactic targets from Survey Validation constitute …

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 …

Revisiting the Fanaroff–Riley dichotomy and radio-galaxy morphology with the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey (LoTSS)

B Mingo, JH Croston, MJ Hardcastle… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The relative positions of the high and low surface brightness regions of radio-loud active
galaxies in the 3CR sample were found by Fanaroff and Riley to be correlated with their …

Kiloparsec-scale outflows are prevalent among luminous AGN: outflows and feedback in the context of the overall AGN population

CM Harrison, DM Alexander… - Monthly Notices of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We present integral field unit observations covering the [o iii] λλ4959, 5007 and Hβ emission
lines of 16 z< 0.2 type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGN). Our targets are selected from a well …

The VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project: Evolution of specific star formation rates out to z∼ 5

SK Leslie, E Schinnerer, D Liu, B Magnelli… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The VLA-COSMOS 3 GHz Large Project: Evolution of Specific Star Formation Rates out to z ∼
5 - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to our use of …

The wise agn catalog

RJ Assef, D Stern, G Noirot, HD Jun… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present two large catalogs of active galactic nucleus (AGN) candidates identified across
30,093 deg 2 of extragalactic sky from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's AllWISE …

Mid-infrared Selection of active galactic nuclei with the wide-field infrared survey explorer. II. Properties of WISE-selected active galactic nuclei in the NDWFS Boötes …

RJ Assef, D Stern, CS Kochanek, AW Blain… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Stern et al. presented a study of Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) selection of
active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the 2 deg 2 COSMOS field, finding that a simple criterion W1 …

Radio-loud AGN in the first LoTSS data release-The lifetimes and environmental impact of jet-driven sources

MJ Hardcastle, WL Williams, PN Best… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
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 …