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 …

Target Selection and Validation of DESI Quasars

E Chaussidon, C Yèche… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) survey will measure large-scale
structures using quasars as direct tracers of dark matter in the redshift range 0.9< z< 2.1 and …

The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: Deep Fields data release 1. V. Survey description, source classifications, and host galaxy properties

PN Best, R Kondapally, WL Williams… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Source classifications, stellar masses, and star-formation rates are presented for≈ 80 000
radio sources from the first data release of the Low Frequency Array Two-metre Sky Survey …

[HTML][HTML] UNCOVER Spectroscopy Confirms the Surprising Ubiquity of Active Galactic Nuclei in Red Sources at z> 5

JE Greene, I Labbe, AD Goulding… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The James Webb Space Telescope is revealing a new population of dust-reddened
broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGN) at redshifts z≳ 5. Here we present deep …

The DESI experiment part I: science, targeting, and survey design

A Aghamousa, J Aguilar, S Ahlen, S Alam… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2016 - arxiv.org
DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) is a Stage IV ground-based dark energy
experiment that will study baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) and the growth of structure …

[HTML][HTML] COSMOS2020: The galaxy stellar mass function-The assembly and star formation cessation of galaxies at 0.2< z≤ 7.5

JR Weaver, I Davidzon, S Toft, O Ilbert… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. How galaxies form, assemble, and cease their star formation is a central question
within the modern landscape of galaxy evolution studies. These processes are indelibly …

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 …

Constraining the Low-mass Slope of the Star Formation Sequence at 0.5< z< 2.5

KE Whitaker, M Franx, J Leja… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We constrain the slope of the star formation rate (SFR; log Ψ) to stellar mass (log M⋆)
relation down to log (M⋆/M☉)= 8.4 (log (M⋆/M☉)= 9.2) at z= 0.5 (z= 2.5) with a mass …

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 …