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The Success of Optical Variability in Uncovering AGNs in Low-stellar Mass Galaxies
S. Bernal, P. Sánchez-Sáez, P. Arévalo +3
We used random forest algorithms to classify all objects in a large portion of the sky, using optical light curves obtained, or built from images provided, by the Zwicky Transient…
AT 2021hdr: A candidate tidal disruption of a gas cloud by a binary super massive black hole system
L. Hernández-García, A. M. Muñoz-Arancibia, P. Lira +25
With a growing number of facilities able to monitor the entire sky and produce light curves with a cadence of days, in recent years there has been an increased rate of detection of…
Probing the rest-frame wavelength dependence of quasar variability : Insights from the Zwicky Transient Facility Survey
P. Patel, P. Lira, P. Arévalo +3
Context: Quasar variability can potentially unlock crucial insights into the accretion process. Understanding how this variability is influenced by wavelength is crucial for valida…
SDSS1335+0728: The awakening of a black hole
P. Sánchez-Sáez, L. Hernández-García, S. Bernal +22
The galaxy SDSS1335+0728, which had exhibited no prior optical variations during the preceding two decades, began showing significant nuclear variability in the Zwicky Transient Fa…
A Newborn AGN in a Starforming Galaxy
P. Arévalo, E. López-Navas, M. L. Martínez-Aldama +8
We report on the finding of a newborn AGN, i.e. current AGN activity in a galaxy previously classified as non-active, and characterize its evolution. Black hole ignition event cand…
Improving the selection of changing-look AGNs through multi-wavelength photometric variability
E. López-Navas, P. Sánchez-Sáez, P. Arévalo +13
We present second epoch optical spectra for 30 changing-look (CL) candidates found by searching for Type-1 optical variability in a sample of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) spectros…
The universal power spectrum of Quasars in optical wavelengths: Break timescale scales directly with both black hole mass and accretion rate
P. Arevalo, E. Churazov, P. Lira +5
Aims: Establish the dependence of variability properties, such as characteristic timescales and variability amplitude, on basic quasar parameters such as black hole mass and accret…
The Type 1 and Type 2 AGN dichotomy according to their ZTF optical variability
E. López-Navas, P. Arévalo, S. Bernal +4
The scarce optical variability studies in spectrally classified Type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have led to the discovery of anomalous objects that are incompatible with the s…
Confirming new changing--look AGNs discovered through optical variability using a random-forest based light curve classifier
E. López-Navas, M. L. Martínez-Aldama, S. Bernal +6
Determining the frequency and duration of changing--look (CL) active galactic nuclei (AGNs) phenomena, where the optical broad emission lines appear or disappear, is crucial to und…