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most citedSpace Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping Project. IX. Velocity-Delay Maps for Broad Emission Lines in NGC 5548

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34 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

AGN STORM 2. XII. Ground-Based Optical Photometry and Lag Measurements of Mrk 817

John W. Montano, Aaron J. Barth, Keith Horne +40

We present the ground-based imaging campaign and light curves of Markarian 817 as part of the multiwavelength monitoring program AGN STORM\,2. Observations were carried out over 1.…

astro-ph.GA2025

AGN STORM 2. XI. Spectroscopic reverberation mapping of the hot dust in Mrk 817

Hermine Landt, Benjamin D. Boizelle, Michael S. Brotherton +41

The AGN Space Telescope and Optical Reverberation Mapping 2 (STORM 2) campaign targeted Mrk 817 with intensive multi-wavelength monitoring and found its soft X-ray emission to be s…

astro-ph.HE2025

Fe XVIII-XXIV K beta Inner-shell Absorption Lines in the X-ray Spectra of Neutron Star and Black Hole Binaries with XRISM

Masahiro Tsujimoto, Daiki Miura, Hiroya Yamaguchi +8

The advent of the X-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer Resolve onboard the XRISM space telescope opened a new era for high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical plasmas. Ma…

astro-ph.GA2025

The 2025 Release of Cloudy

Chamani M. Gunasekera, Peter A. M. van Hoof, Maryam Dehghanian +6

We present the 2025 release of the spectral synthesis code Cloudy, highlighting significant enhancements to the scope and accuracy of the physics which have been made since the pre…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

DESI survey of S IV absorption outflows in quasars: Contribution to AGN feedback and comparison with [O III] emission outflows

Mayank Sharma, Nahum Arav, Maryam Dehghanian +4

Quasar outflows can play a crucial role in the evolution of their host galaxies through various feedback processes. This effect is expected to be particularly important when the un…

astro-ph.GA2025

Quasar absorption outflows on galactic scales: Insights from DESI

Maryam Dehghanian, Nahum Arav, Mayank Sharma +4

Absorption outflows in quasars play an important role in understanding active galactic nuclei (AGN) feedback and their influence on galaxy evolution. The unprecedented spectral dat…

astro-ph.GA2025

The distance of quasar outflows from the central source: The first consistent values from emission and absorption determinations

Mayank Sharma, Nahum Arav, Qinyuan Zhao +8

Measuring the distance of quasar outflows from the central source () is essential for determining their importance for AGN feedback. There are two methods to measure : 1) A d…

astro-ph.GA2025

An energetic absorption outflow in QSO J1402+2330: Analysis of DESI observations

M. Dehghanian, N. Arav, M. Sharma +3

Context. Quasar outflows play a significant role in the active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback, impacting the interstellar medium and potentially influencing galaxy evolution. Char…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

Physical characterization of the FeLoBAL outflow in SDSS J0932+0840: Analysis of VLT/UVES observations

Mayank Sharma, Nahum Arav, Kirk T. Korista +5

Context: The study of quasar outflows is essential in understanding the connection between active galactic nuclei (AGN) and their host galaxies. We analyze the VLT/UVES spectrum of…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

Determining the absolute chemical abundance of nitrogen and sulfur in the quasar outflow of 3C298

Maryam Dehghanian, Nahum Arav, Mayank Sharma +2

Context. Quasar outflows are key players in the feedback processes that influence the evolution of galaxies and the intergalactic medium. The chemical abundance of these outflows p…

astro-ph.GA2024

AGN STORM 2: X. The origin of the interband continuum delays in Mrk 817

Hagai Netzer, Michael R. Goad, Aaron J. Barth +26

The local (z=0.0315) AGN Mrk 817, was monitored over more than 500 days with space-borne and ground-based instruments as part of a large international campaign AGN STORM 2. Here, w…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 15 cited

Estimating Masses of Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei from the Halpha Emission Line

E. Dalla Bontà, B. M. Peterson, C. J. Grier +19

The goal of this project is to construct an estimator for the masses of supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) based on the broad Halpha emission line. We make u…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 20 cited

AGN STORM 2. VII. A Frequency-resolved Map of the Accretion Disk in Mrk 817: Simultaneous X-ray Reverberation and UVOIR Disk Reprocessing Time Lags

Collin Lewin, Erin Kara, Aaron J. Barth +35

X-ray reverberation mapping is a powerful technique for probing the innermost accretion disk, whereas continuum reverberation mapping in the UV, optical, and infrared (UVOIR) revea…

astro-ph.GA2024

AGN STORM 2: VIII. Investigating the Narrow Absorption Lines in Mrk 817 Using HST-COS Observations

Maryam Dehghanian, Nahum Arav, Gerard A. Kriss +39

We observed the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk817 during an intensive multi-wavelength reverberation mapping campaign for 16 months. Here, we examine the behavior of narrow UV absorption lin…

astro-ph.HE2024

AGN STORM 2: IX. Studying the Dynamics of the Ionized Obscurer in Mrk 817 with High-resolution X-ray Spectroscopy

Fatima Zaidouni, Erin Kara, Peter Kosec +45

We present the results of the XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations taken as part of the ongoing, intensive multi-wavelength monitoring program of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 817 by the…

astro-ph.GA2023

Narrow absorption line Outflow in Seyfert 1 galaxy J1429+4518: Outflow's distance from the central source and its energetics

Maryam Dehghanian, Nahum Arav, Doyee Byun +2

In the HST/COS spectrum of the Seyfert 1 galaxy 2MASX J14292507+4518318, we have identified a narrow absorption line (NAL) outflow system with a velocity of -151 km s This o…

astro-ph.HE2023

AGN STORM 2. VI. Mapping Temperature Fluctuations in the Accretion Disk of Mrk 817

Jack M. M. Neustadt, Christopher S. Kochanek, John Montano +49

We fit the UV/optical lightcurves of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 817 to produce maps of the accretion disk temperature fluctuations resolved in time and radius. The maps are…

astro-ph.GA2023

Extreme FeLoBAL Outflow in the VLT/UVES Spectrum of Quasar SDSS J1321-0041

Doyee Byun, Nahum Arav, Mayank Sharma +2

Context. Quasar outflows are often analyzed to determine their ability to contribute to active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback. We identified a broad absorption line (BAL) outflow…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 4 cited

BAL Outflow in Quasar B0254-3327B: Analysis and Comparison with Other Extreme UV Outflows

Doyee Byun, Nahum Arav, Maryam Dehghanian +2

We have identified a broad absorption line (BAL) outflow in the HST/STIS spectrum of the quasar QSO B0254-3327B at velocity $v=-3200\text{ km s$^{-1}$}$. The outflow has absorption…

astro-ph.GA2023

AGN STORM 2: V. Anomalous Behavior of the CIV Light Curve in Mrk 817

Y. Homayouni, Gerard A. Kriss, Gisella De Rosa +49

An intensive reverberation mapping campaign on the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk817 using the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) revealed significant vari…

astro-ph.HE2023

AGN STORM 2. IV. Swift X-ray and ultraviolet/optical monitoring of Mrk 817

Edward M. Cackett, Jonathan Gelbord, Aaron J. Barth +48

The AGN STORM 2 campaign is a large, multiwavelength reverberation mapping project designed to trace out the structure of Mrk 817 from the inner accretion disk to the broad emissio…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 20 cited

AGN STORM 2. III. A NICER view of the variable X-ray obscurer in Mrk 817

Ethan R. Partington, Edward M. Cackett, Erin Kara +44

The AGN STORM 2 collaboration targeted the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 817 for a year-long multiwavelength, coordinated reverberation mapping campaign including HST, Swift, XMM-Newton, NI…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 17 cited

AGN STORM 2: II. Ultraviolet Observations of Mrk817 with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope

Y. Homayouni, Gisella De Rosa, Rachel Plesha +62

We present reverberation mapping measurements for the prominent ultraviolet broad emission lines of the active galactic nucleus Mrk817 using 165 spectra obtained with the Cosmic Or…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 10 cited

Multiple locations of near-infrared coronal lines in NGC 5548

Daniel Kynoch, Hermine Landt, Maryam Dehghanian +2

We present the first intensive study of the variability of the near-infrared coronal lines in an active galactic nucleus (AGN). We use data from a one-year long spectroscopic monit…