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 …

[HTML][HTML] From clusters to proto-clusters: the infrared perspective on environmental galaxy evolution

S Alberts, A Noble - Universe, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environment is one of the primary drivers of galaxy evolution; via multiple mechanisms, it
can control the critical process of transforming galaxies from star forming to quiescent …

CEERS Key Paper. VI. JWST/MIRI Uncovers a Large Population of Obscured AGN at High Redshifts

G Yang, KI Caputi, C Papovich, PA Haro… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Mid-infrared (mid-IR) observations are powerful in identifying heavily obscured
active galactic nuclei (AGN) that have weak emission in other wavelengths. Data from the …

The evolution of the X-ray luminosity functions of unabsorbed and absorbed AGNs out to z∼ 5

J Aird, AL Coil, A Georgakakis, K Nandra… - Monthly Notices of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We present new measurements of the evolution of the X-ray luminosity functions (XLFs) of
unabsorbed and absorbed active galactic nuclei (AGNs) out to z∼ 5. We construct samples …

A two-parameter model for the infrared/submillimeter/radio spectral energy distributions of galaxies and active galactic nuclei

DA Dale, G Helou, GE Magdis, L Armus… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT A two-parameter semi-empirical model is presented for the spectral energy
distributions of galaxies with contributions to their infrared–submillimeter–radio emission …

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 …

Galaxy interactions trigger rapid black hole growth: An unprecedented view from the Hyper Suprime-Cam survey

AD Goulding, JE Greene, R Bezanson… - Publications of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Collisions and interactions between gas-rich galaxies are thought to be pivotal stages in
their formation and evolution, causing the rapid production of new stars, and possibly …

A definitive merger-AGN connection at z ∼ 0 with CFIS: mergers have an excess of AGN and AGN hosts are more frequently disturbed

SL Ellison, A Viswanathan, DR Patton… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The question of whether galaxy mergers are linked to the triggering of active galactic nuclei
(AGN) continues to be a topic of considerable debate. The issue can be broken down into …

The accretion history of AGNs. I. Supermassive black hole population synthesis model

TT Ananna, E Treister, CM Urry, C Ricci… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
As matter accretes onto the central supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei
(AGNs), X-rays are emitted. We present a population synthesis model that accounts for the …

AGN Selection and Demographics in GOODS-S/HUDF from X-ray to Radio

J Lyu, S Alberts, GH Rieke… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a comprehensive census of the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the GOODS-
S/HUDF region from the X-ray to the radio, covering both the obscured and unobscured …