Publications (88)
Another look at the BL Lacertae flux and spectral variability
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, L. Bruschini +52
The GLAST-AGILE Support Program (GASP) of the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) monitored BL Lacertae in 2008-2009 at radio, near-IR, and optical frequencies. During this period,…
Is cold gas fuelling the radio galaxy NGC 315?
R. Morganti, A. B. Peck, T. A. Oosterloo +5
We present WSRT, VLA and VLBI observations of the HI absorption in the radio galaxy NGC 315. The main result is that two HI absorbing systems are detected against the central regio…
Powerful Radio Sources in the Southern Sky. I. Optical Identifications
F. Massaro, S. V. White, A. Garcia-Perez +18
Since the early sixties, our view of radio galaxies and quasars has been drastically shaped by discoveries made thanks to observations of radio sources listed in the Third Cambridg…
Three candidate clusters of galaxies at redshift ~1.8: the "missing link" between protoclusters and local clusters?
M. Chiaberge, A. Capetti, F. D. Macchetto +3
We present three candidate clusters of galaxies at redshifts most likely between 1.7 and 2.0, which corresponds to a fundamentally unexplored epoch of clusters evolution. The candi…
Spectroscopic monitoring of the BL Lac object AO 0235+164
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, A. Capetti +3
We performed optical spectroscopic monitoring of the BL Lac object AO 0235+164 (z=0.94) with the VLT and TNG telescopes from Aug. 2003 to Dec. 2004, during an extended WEBT campaig…
Extended X-ray emission in radio galaxies: the peculiar case of 3C 305
F. Massaro, M. Chiaberge, P. Grandi +8
Extended X-ray structures are common in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). Here we present the first case of a Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) radio galaxy, 3C 305, in which the X-ray rad…
Jet properties of FR0 radio galaxies: need for VLBI data
R. D. Baldi, G. Giovannini, A. Capetti +1
Fanaroff-Riley (FR) type 0 radio galaxies are a subclass of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) that lack extended kpc-scale jets, different from the classical FRI and FRII rad…
Jet driven motions in the Narrow Line region of NGC1068
D. J. Axon, A. Marconi, A. Capetti +3
We have obtained HST FOC f/48 long-slit spectroscopy of the inner 4" of the Narrow Line Region of NGC 1068 between 3500-5400A with a spectral resolution of 1.78A/pixel. At a spatia…
The puzzling case of the radio-loud QSO 3C 186: a gravitational wave recoiling black hole in a young radio source?
M. Chiaberge, J. C. Ely, E. T. Meyer +14
Context. Radio-loud AGNs with powerful relativistic jets are thought to be associated with rapidly spinning black holes (BHs). BH spin-up may result from a number of processes, inc…
Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes: a search in the Nearby Universe
D. Lena, A. Robinson, A. Marconi +4
The coalescence of a binary black hole can be accompanied by a large gravitational recoil due to anisotropic emission of gravitational waves. A recoiling supermassive black hole (S…
The supermassive black hole of M87 and the kinematics of its associated gaseous disk
F. Macchetto, A. Marconi, D. J. Axon +3
We have obtained long-slit observations of the circumnuclear region of M87 at three different locations, with a spatial sampling of 0.028" using the Faint Object Camera f/48 spectr…
Dragon's Lair: on the large-scale environment of BL Lac objects
F. Massaro, A. Capetti, A. Paggi +4
The most elusive and extreme sub-class of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), known as BL Lac objects, shows features that can only be explained as the result of relativistic effects oc…
The morphology of the emission line region of Compact Steep Spectrum radio sources
D. J. Axon, A. Capetti, R. Fanti +3
We present the results of HST narrow band imaging of eleven Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) radio sources. Five of them (3C 48, 3C 147, 3C303.1, 3C 277.1 and 4C 12.50) were part of a…
The HST survey of the B2 sample of radio-galaxies: optical nuclei and the FRI/BL Lac unified scheme
A. Capetti, A. Celotti, M. Chiaberge +4
We examine the optical properties of the nuclei of low luminosity radio-galaxies using snapshot HST images of the B2 sample. In agreement with the results obtained from the analysi…
Deciphering the large-scale environment of radio galaxies in the local Universe: where do they born, grow and die?
F. Massaro, N. Ãlvarez-Crespo, A. Capetti +4
The role played by the large-scale environment on the nuclear activity of radio galaxies (RGs), is still not completely understood. Accretion mode, jet power and galaxy evolution a…
The VLT/MUSE view of the central galaxy in Abell 2052. Ionized gas swept by the expanding radio source
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, A. Marconi +1
We report observations of the radio galaxy 3C317 (at z=0.0345) located at the center of the Abell cluster A2052, obtained with the VLT/MUSE integral field spectrograph. The Chandra…
Making Fanaroff-Riley I radio sources III. The effects of the magnetic field on relativistic jets' propagation and source morphologies
S. Massaglia, G. Bodo, P. Rossi +2
Extragalactic radio sources appear under different morphologies, the most frequent ones are classified as Fanaroff-Riley type I (FR I), typically with lower luminosities, and Fanar…
Spectroastrometry of rotating gas disks for the detection of supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei. III. CRIRES observations of the Circinus galaxy
A. Gnerucci, A. Marconi, A. Capetti +2
We present new CRIRES spectroscopic observations of BrGamma in the nuclear region of the Circinus galaxy, obtained with the aim of measuring the black hole (BH) mass with the spect…
The 1.6 micron near infrared nuclei of 3C radio galaxies: Jets, thermal emission or scattered light?
R. D. Baldi, M. Chiaberge, A. Capetti +6
Using HST NICMOS 2 observations we have measured 1.6-micron near infrared nuclear luminosities of 100 3CR radio galaxies with z<0.3, by modeling and subtracting the extended emissi…
Jets in FR0 radio galaxies
G. Giovannini, R. D. Baldi, A. Capetti +2
The local radio-loud AGN population is dominated by compact sources named FR0s. These sources show features, for example the host type, the mass of the supermassive black hole (SMB…
MAGNUM survey: A MUSE-Chandra resolved view on ionized outflows and photoionization in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 1365
G. Venturi, E. Nardini, A. Marconi +24
Ionized outflows, revealed by broad asymmetric wings of the [OIII] line, are commonly observed in AGN but the low intrinsic spatial resolution of observations has generally prevent…
The Narrow Line Region of NGC 4151: a Turbulent Cauldron
Claudia Winge, D. J. Axon, F. D. Macchetto +1
We present the first results of the Hubble Space Telescope/Faint Object Camera long-slit spectroscopy of the inner 8" of the Narrow Line Region of NGC 4151 at a spatial resolution…
Powerful Radio Sources in the Southern Sky. II. A SWIFT X-Ray Perspective
F. Massaro, S. V. White, A. Paggi +18
We recently constructed the G4Jy-3CRE, a catalog of extragalactic radio sources based on the GLEAM 4-Jy (G4Jy) sample, with the aim of increasing the number of powerful radio galax…
The Chandra view of the 3C/FRI sample of low luminosity radio-galaxies
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, P. Grandi
We present results from Chandra observations of the 3C/FRI sample of low luminosity radio-galaxies. We detected a power-law nuclear component in 12 objects out of the 18 with avail…
HST/STIS low dispersion spectroscopy of three Compact Steep Spectrum sources Evidence for jet-cloud interaction
A. Labiano, C. P. O'Dea, R. Gelderman +9
We present Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph long-slit spectroscopy of the emission line nebulae in the compact steep spectrum radio sources 3C 67, 3C 277.1, and 3C 303.1…
FRICAT: A FIRST catalog of FRI radio galaxies
A. Capetti, F. Massaro, R. D. Baldi
We built a catalog of 219 FRI radio galaxies (FRIs), called FRICAT, selected from a published sample and obtained by combining observations from the NVSS, FIRST, and SDSS surveys.…
Nuclear properties of a sample of nearby spirals from STIS imaging
C. Scarlata, M. Stiavelli, M. Hughes +17
We present surface photometry for the central regions of a sample of 48 spiral galaxies (mostly unbarred and barred of types Sbc or Sc) observed with the Space Telescope Imaging Sp…
The Contribution from Scattered Light to Quasar Galaxy Hosts
S. Young, D. J. Axon, A. Robinson +1
We present models representing the scattering of quasar radiation off free electrons and dust grains in geometries that approximate the structure of quasar host galaxies. We show t…
Field Camera Unit for WSO-UV: Phase A Study Report
I. Pagano, F. Bacciotti, L. Bedin +33
World Space Observatory UltraViolet (WSO-UV) is a multipurpose space observatory, made by a 170 cm aperture telescope, capable of UV high-resolution spectroscopy, long slit low-res…
The Host Galaxy of the Recoiling Black Hole Candidate in 3C 186: An Old Major Merger Remnant at the Center of a z=1 Cluster
T. Morishita, M. Chiaberge, B. Hilbert +10
3C186, a radio-loud quasar at , was previously reported to have both velocity and spatial offsets from its host galaxy, and has been considered as a promising candidate f…
HST images of B2 radio galaxies: a link between circum-nuclear dust and radio properties?
H. R. de Ruiter, P. Parma, A. Capetti +2
Almost 60% of the B2 low luminosity radio galaxies have been observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. We present an analysis of the dust features, which are often present in the f…
The HST snapshot survey of the B2 sample of low luminosity radio-galaxies: a picture gallery
A. Capetti, H. R. de Ruiter, R. Fanti +3
A Hubble Space Telescope snapshot survey of the B2 sample of low luminosity radio galaxies has, at present, produced V and I images of 41 objects. Together with 16 images of B2 sou…
Chandra Observations of 3C Radio Sources with z<0.3 II: completing the snapshot survey
F. Massaro, G. R. Tremblay, D. E. Harris +14
We report on the second round of Chandra observations of the 3C snapshot survey developed to observe the complete sample of 3C radio sources with z<0.3 for 8 ksec each. In the firs…
HST FOC spectroscopy of the NLR of NGC 4151. I. Gas kinematics
Claudia Winge, David J. Axon, F. D. Macchetto +2
We present the results from a detailed kinematic analysis of both ground-based, and Hubble Space Telescope/Faint Object Camera long-slit spectroscopy at sub-arcsec spatial resoluti…
The black hole mass vs bulge mass relationship in spiral galaxies
A. Marconi, D. Axon, J. Atkinson +15
We describe an on-going HST program aimed at determining the relationship between the nuclear black hole mass and bulge mass in spiral galaxies. We have selected a volume limited s…
Is there really a super-massive black hole in M87?
A. Marconi, D. J. Axon, F. D. Macchetto +3
We present the first HST long-slit spectrum of a gaseous disk around a candidate super-massive black-hole. The results of this study on the kinematics of the gaseous disk in M87 ar…
Compact radio galaxies: the case of FR0s
R. D. Baldi, A. Capetti, G. Giovannini +20
Fanaroff-Riley type 0 (FR0) radio galaxies, a newly-identified and abundant population of low-power radio-loud active galactic nuclei, present a significant challenge to our unders…
HI absorption from the central kpc of radio galaxies: effect of orientation or interstellar medium?
R. Morganti, T. A. Oosterloo, C. N. Tadhunter +6
We present a summary of recent studies of HI absorption in radio galaxies. The results show how the absorption can be due to a variety of phenomena and how they can help us in unde…
Spectroastrometry of rotating gas disks for the detection of supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei. I. Method and simulations
A. Gnerucci, A. Marconi, A. Capetti +2
This is the first in a series of papers in which we study the application of spectroastrometry in the context of gas kinematical studies aimed at measuring the mass of supermassive…
Is there really a Black Hole at the center of NGC 4041? - Constraints from gas kinematics
A. Marconi, D. J. Axon, A. Capetti +16
We present HST/STIS spectra of the Sbc spiral galaxy NGC 4041 which were used to map the velocity field of the gas in its nuclear region. We detect the presence of a compact (r~0.4…
The LOFAR view of massive early-type galaxies: Transition from radio AGN to host emission
A. Capetti, M. Brienza
We extend the study of the radio emission in early-type galaxies (ETGs) in the nearby Universe (recession velocity <7,500 km/s) as seen by the 150 MHz Low-Frequency ARray (LOFAR) o…
The Jet of 3C 17 and the Use of Jet Curvature as a Diagnostic of the X-ray Emission Process
F. Massaro, D. E. Harris, M. Chiaberge +5
We report on the X-ray emission from the radio jet of 3C 17 from Chandra observations and compare the X-ray emission with radio maps from the VLA archive and with the optical-IR ar…
Understanding NLR in Seyfert Galaxies: numerical simulation of jet-cloud interaction
P. Rossi, A. Capetti, G. Bodo +2
Recent HST observations suggest that the NLR in Seyfert Galaxies can be the result of interaction between jet and external inhomogeneous medium; following this suggestion we perfor…
Raining in MKW 3s: a Chandra-MUSE analysis of X-ray cold filaments around 3CR 318.1
A. Jimenez-Gallardo, F. Massaro, B. Balmaverde +23
We present the analysis of X-ray and optical observations of gas filaments observed in the radio source 3CR 318.1, associated with NGC 5920, the Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BCG) of M…
Are radio galaxies and quiescent galaxies different? Results from the analysis of HST brightness profiles
H. R. de Ruiter, P. Parma, A. Capetti +3
We present a study of the optical brightness profiles of early type galaxies, using a number of samples of radio galaxies and optically selected elliptical galaxies. For the radio…
Nuclear Properties of Nearby Spiral Galaxies from Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS imaging and STIS Spectroscopy
M. A. Hughes, D. Axon, J. Atkinson +16
We investigate the central regions of 23 spiral galaxies using archival NICMOS imaging and STIS spectroscopy. The sample is taken from our program to determine the masses of centra…
The MURALES survey. I. A dual AGN in the radio galaxy 3C459?
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, A. Marconi +13
We observed the FRII radio galaxy 3C459 (z=0.22) with the MUSE spectrograph at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) as part of the MURALES project (a MUse RAdio Loud Emission line Snapsh…
Hidden treasures in the unknown 3CR extragalactic radio sky: a multi-wavelength approach
V. Missaglia, F. Massaro, E. Liuzzo +17
We present the analysis of multi-wavelength observations of seven extragalactic radio sources, listed as unidentified in the Third Cambridge Revised Catalog (3CR). X-ray observatio…
The origin of the Narrow Line Region of Mrk 3: an overpressured jet cocoon
A. Capetti, D. J. Axon, F. D. Macchetto +2
We have obtained HST FOC long-slit optical spectroscopy of the Narrow Line Region of the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 3. In the region cospatial with the radio-jet the velocity field is hi…
The MURALES survey II. Presentation of MUSE observations of 20 3C low-z radio galaxies and first results
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, A. Marconi +12
We present observations of a complete sub-sample of 20 radio galaxies from the Third Cambridge Catalog (3C) with redshift <0.3 obtained from VLT/MUSE optical integral field spectro…
Blazars and Fast Radio Bursts with LSST
C. M. Raiteri, M. I. Carnerero, B. Balmaverde +11
The aim of this white paper is to discuss the observing strategies for the LSST Wide-Fast-Deep that would improve the study of blazars (emission variability, census, environment) a…
The MURALES survey. VII. Optical spectral properties of the nuclei of 3C radio sources at 0.3<z<0.82
A. Capetti, B. Balmaverde, R. D. Baldi +6
This seventh paper of the MUse RAdio Loud Emission lines Snapshot (MURALES) project presents the results of the observations obtained with the VLT/MUSE integral field spectrograph…
Spectral energy distributions of FRI nuclei and the FRI/BL Lac unifying model
A. Capetti, E. Trussoni, A. Celotti +2
We consider archival ROSAT and HST observations of five FRI radio galaxies and isolate their nuclear emission from that of the host galaxy. This enable us to determine the Spectral…
B2 0648+27: a radio galaxy in a major merger
R. Morganti, T. A. Oosterloo, A. Capetti +5
We present WSRT observations of the neutral hydrogen in the nearby radio galaxy B2 0648+27. In emission, we detect a very large amount of HI (M_HI = 1.1 x 10^10 M_sun) that is dist…
Investigating the large-scale environment of wide-angle tailed radio galaxies in the local Universe
V. Missaglia, A. Paggi, F. Massaro +7
We present a statistical analysis of the large-scale (up to 2 Mpc) environment of an homogeneous and complete sample, both in radio and optical selection, of wide-angle tailed radi…
FR0CAT: a FIRST catalog of FR0 radio galaxies
R. D. Baldi, A. Capetti, F. Massaro
With the aim of exploring the properties of the class of FR0 radio galaxies, we selected a sample of 108 compact radio sources, called FR0CAT, by combining observations from the NV…
WATCAT: a tale of wide-angle tailed radio galaxies
V. Missaglia, F. Massaro, A. Capetti +4
We present a catalog of 47 wide-angle tailed radio galaxies (WATs), the WATCAT; these galaxies were selected by combining observations from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory…
Radiative ages in a representative sample of low luminosity radio galaxies
P. Parma, M. Murgia, R. Morganti +3
Two frequency observations, mainly at 1.4 and 5 GHz from the VLA, have been used to study spectral variations along the lobes of some nearby low luminosity radio galaxies that cons…
A snapshot of the oldest AGN feedback phases
M. Brienza, T. W. Shimwell, F. de Gasperin +19
Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) inject large amounts of energy into their host galaxies and surrounding environment, shaping their properties and evolution. In particular, AGN jets in…
The HST view of the innermost narrow line region
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, D. Moisio +2
We analyze the properties of the innermost narrow line region in a sample of low-luminosity AGN. We select 33 LINERs (bona fide AGN) and Seyfert galaxies from the optical spectrosc…
Examining the Radio-Loud/Radio-Quiet dichotomy with new Chandra and VLA observations of 13 UGC galaxies
Preeti Kharb, A. Capetti, D. J. Axon +7
(Abridged) We present the results from new 15 ks Chandra-ACIS and 4.9 GHz Very Large Array observations of 13 galaxies hosting low luminosity AGN. This completes the multiwavelengt…
HST images of B2 radio galaxies: the link between circum-nuclear dust and radio properties
H. R. de Ruiter, P. Parma, R. Fanti +2
We discuss HST images in V and I of radio galaxies selected from the B2 sample of low luminosity radio galaxies. Absorption maps were constructed which highlight the presence of ci…
NOEMA observations support a recoiling black hole in 3C186
G. Castignani, E. Meyer, M. Chiaberge +7
3C186 is a powerful radio loud quasar (QSO) at the center of a cool-core cluster at z=1.06. Previous studies reported evidence for a projected spatial offset of ~1'' between the is…
High-energy neutrinos from FR0 radio-galaxies?
F. Tavecchio, C. Righi, A. Capetti +2
The sources responsible for the emission of high-energy ( 100 TeV) neutrinos detected by IceCube are still unknown. Among the possible candidates, active galactic nuclei w…
Chandra Observations of 3C Radio Sources with z<0.3: Nuclei, Diffuse Emission, Jets and Hotspots
F. Massaro, D. E. Harris, G. Tremblay +11
We report on our Chandra Cycle 9 program to observe half of the 60 (unobserved by Chandra) 3C radio sources at z<0.3 for 8 ksec each. Here we give the basic data: the X-ray intensi…
FRII{\sl{CAT}}: A FIRST catalog of FR~II radio galaxies
A. Capetti, F. Massaro, R. D. Baldi
We built a catalog of 122 FR~II radio galaxies, called FRII{\sl{CAT}}, selected from a published sample obtained by combining observations from the NVSS, FIRST, and SDSS surveys. T…
3D Relativistic MHD numerical simulations of X-shaped radio sources
P. Rossi, G. Bodo, A. Capetti +1
A significant fraction of extended radio sources presents a peculiar X-shaped radio morphology: in addition to the classical double lobed structure, radio emission is also observed…
On the origin of X-shaped radio-sources: new insights from the properties of their host galaxies
A. Capetti, S. Zamfir, P. Rossi +3
A significant fraction of extended radio sources presents a peculiar X-shaped radio morphology: in addition to the classical double lobed structure, radio emission is also observed…
Spectroastrometry of rotating gas disks for the detection of supermassive black holes in galactic nuclei. II. Application to the galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
A. Gnerucci, A. Marconi, A. Capetti +3
We measure the black hole mass in the nearby active galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128) using a new method based on spectroastrometry of a rotating gas disk. The spectroastrometric appro…
The supermassive black hole in Centaurus A: a benchmark for gas kinematical measurements
A. Marconi, G. Pastorini, F. Pacini +5
We present new HST/STIS observations of Centaurus A. [SIII] 9533A was used to study the kinematics in the nuclear region with a 0.1" spatial resolution. The STIS data and the VLT/I…
FR0 jets and recollimation-induced instabilities
A. Costa, G. Bodo, F. Tavecchio +6
The recently discovered population of faint FR0 radiogalaxies has been interpreted as the extension to low power of the classical FRI sources. Their radio emission appears to be co…
The HST view of the broad line region in low luminosity AGN
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
We analyze the properties of the broad line region (BLR) in low luminosity AGN by using HST/STIS spectra. We consider a sample of 24 nearby galaxies in which the presence of a BLR…
The LOFAR view of giant, early-type galaxies: radio emission from active nuclei and star formation
A. Capetti, M. Brienza, B. Balmaverde +7
We study the properties and the origin of the radio emission in the most luminous early-type galaxies (ETGs) in the nearby Universe (MK<-25, recession velocity < 7,500 km/s) as see…
The LOFAR view of FR0 radio galaxies
A. Capetti, M. Brienza, R. D. Baldi +7
We explore the low-frequency radio properties of the sources in the Fanaroff-Riley class 0 catalog (FR0CAT) as seen by the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) observations at 150 MHz. This…
HST infrared imaging polarimetry of Centaurus A: implications for the unified scheme and the existence of a mis-directed BL Lac nucleus
A. Capetti, E. J. Schreier, D. J. Axon +6
We report results from HST/NICMOS 2 micron imaging polarimetry of the central region of Centaurus A. In the vicinity of the nucleus we observe a complex polarization structure whic…
Multi-band constraints on the nature of emission line galaxies
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti
Our aim is to explore the nature of emission line galaxies by combining high-resolution observations obtained in different bands to understand which objects are powered by an Activ…
WEBT multiwavelength monitoring and XMM-Newton observations of BL Lacertae in 2007-2008. Unveiling different emission components
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, A. Capetti +8
In 2007-2008 we carried out a new multiwavelength campaign of the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) on BL Lacertae, involving three pointings by the XMM-Newton satellite, to stud…
Deciphering the Large-Scale Environment of Radio Galaxies in the Local Universe II. A Statistical Analysis of Environmental Properties
F. Massaro, A. Capetti, A. Paggi +6
In our previous analysis we investigated the large-scale environment of two samples of radio galaxies (RGs) in the local Universe (i.e. with redshifts z<0.15), classified as FR I a…
A multi-wavelength test of the FR~I - BL Lac unifying model
E. Trussoni, A. Capetti, A. Celotti +2
We collect multi-wavelength measurements of the nuclear emission of 20 low luminosity FR I radio-galaxies to test the viability of the FR I - BL Lac unifying model. Although poorly…
The host galaxy/AGN connection in nearby early-type galaxies. Is there a miniature radio-galaxy in every "core" galaxy?
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti
This is the second of a series of three papers exploring the connection between the multiwavelength properties of AGN in nearby early-type galaxies and the characteristics of their…
Integral Field Spectroscopy of 23 Spiral Bulges
D. Batcheldor, D. Axon, D. Merritt +7
We have obtained Integral Field Spectroscopy for 23 spiral bulges using INTEGRAL on the William Herschel Telescope and SPIRAL on the Anglo-Australian Telescope. This is the first 2…
The HST survey of the B2 sample of radio galaxies: detection of two optical jets
P. Parma, H. R. de Ruiter, A. Capetti +5
We present HST observations of previously undetected optical jets in the low-luminosity radio galaxies B2 0755+37 and B2 1553+24. We show that there is accurate spatial coincidence…
Extended soft X-ray emission in 3CR radio galaxies at z < 0.3: High Excitation and Broad Line Galaxies
B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, P. Grandi +11
We analyze Chandra observations of diffuse soft X-ray emission associated with a complete sample of 3CR radio galaxies at z < 0.3. In this paper we focus on the properties of the s…
The MURALES survey. V. Jet-induced star formation in 3C 277.3 (Coma A)
A. Capetti, B. Balmaverde, C. Tadhunter +13
We present observations obtained with the VLT/MUSE optical integral field spectrograph of the radio source 3C277.3, located at a redshift of 0.085 and associated with the galaxy Co…
The different flavors of extragalactic jets: the role of relativistic flow deceleration
P. Rossi, G. Bodo, S. Massaglia +1
We perform three-dimensional numerical simulations of relativistic (with a Lorentz factor of 10), non magnetized jets propagating in a uniform density environment, in order to stud…
The MAGNUM survey: Positive feedback in the nuclear region of NGC 5643 suggested by MUSE
G. Cresci, A. Marconi, S. Zibetti +18
We study the ionization and kinematics of the ionized gas in the nuclear region of the barred Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC~5643 using MUSE integral field observations in the framework of t…
Supermassive black hole mass measurements for NGC 1300 and NGC 2748 based on HST emission-line gas kinematics
J. W. Atkinson, J. L. Collett, A. Marconi +18
We present Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph emission-line spectra of the central regions of the spiral galaxies NGC 1300 and NGC 2748. From the derived kinematics of the nuclea…
The cavity of 3CR 196.1: H emission spatially associated with an X-ray cavity
A. Jimenez-Gallardo, E. Sani, F. Ricci +20
We present a multifrequency analysis of the radio galaxy 3CR 196.1 (), associated with the brightest galaxy of the cool core cluster CIZAJ0815.4-0303. This nearby radio…