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Fooled by mass? Recovering the relation of quasars from their X-ray variability
Matilde Signorini, Andrea Sacchi, Bartolomeo Trefoloni +7
We measure the relation between the X-ray photon index and the Eddington ratio in unobscured type-1 quasars, using as parent sample the cross-match of the SDSS DR16Q…
The accretion of quasars at the epoch of reionisation: catches the primeval monsters slowly feasting
B. Trefoloni, E. Nardini, S. Carniani +8
Quasars (QSOs) emit an enormous amount of light as a result of the accretion of gas onto supermassive black holes (SMBHs). Thanks to their luminosity, the most distant known QSOs a…
The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) Community Science Book
Michael Koss, Nafisa Aftab, Steven W. Allen +395
The AXIS Community Science Book represents the collective effort of 592 scientists worldwide to define the transformative science enabled by the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (A…
The X-rayUV Luminosity Relation of eROSITA Quasars
Andrea Sacchi, Guido Risaliti, Matilde Signorini +3
The non-linear relation between the UV and X-ray luminosity in quasars has been studied for decades. However, as we lack a comprehensive model able to explain it, its investigation…
X-Ray Bright Active Galactic Nuclei in Local Dwarf Galaxies: Insights from eROSITA
Andrea Sacchi, Akos Bogdan, Urmila Chadayammuri +1
Although supermassive black holes (SMBHs) reside in the heart of virtually every massive galaxy, it remains debated whether dwarf galaxies commonly host SMBHs. Because low-mass gal…
Quasars as standard candles VI: spectroscopic validation of the cosmological sample
Bartolomeo Trefoloni, Elisabeta Lusso, Emanuele Nardini +5
A sample of quasars has been recently assembled to investigate the non-linear relation between their monochromatic luminosities at 2500Å, and 2 keV and to exploit quasars as a new…
Building the high-redshift Hubble Diagram with quasars
Matilde Signorini, Guido Risaliti, Andrea Sacchi +2
Proceeding of the "HACK100" Conference, 6-10 June 2022, Trieste, Italy - In recent years, quasars have been shown to be reliable standardizable candles, thanks to the non-linear re…
Quasars as Standard Candles V. Evaluation of a 0.06 dex intrinsic dispersion in the LX-LUV relation
Matilde Signorini, Guido Risaliti, Elisabeta Lusso +4
A characteristic feature of quasars is the observed non-linear relationship between their monochromatic luminosities at rest-frame 2500 Å and 2 keV. This relationship is evident ac…
Quasars as Standard Candles IV. Analysis of the X-ray and UV indicators of the disc-corona relation
Matilde Signorini, Guido Risaliti, Elisabeta Lusso +4
Context: A non-linear relation between quasar monochromatic luminosities at 2500A and 2 keV holds at all observed redshifts and luminosities, and it has been used to derive quasar…
The most luminous blue quasars at 3.0<z<3.3 -- III. LBT spectra and accretion parameters
Bartolomeo Trefoloni, Elisabeta Lusso, Emanuele Nardini +13
We present the analysis of the rest frame ultraviolet and optical spectra of 30 bright blue quasars at , selected to examine the suitability of AGN as cosmological probes.…
The power of the rings: the GRB 221009A soft X-ray emission from its dust-scattering halo
Andrea Tiengo, Fabio Pintore, Beatrice Vaia +11
GRB 221009A is the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever detected and occurred at low Galactic latitude. Owing to this exceptional combination, its prompt X-ray emission could be de…
Supersoft, luminous X-ray sources in galactic nuclei
Andrea Sacchi, Guido Risaliti, Giovanni Miniutti
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) are usually discovered at X-ray or optical wavelengths through their transient nature. A characteristic spectral feature of X-ray detected TDEs is a…
The most luminous blue quasars at 3.0<z<3.3. II. CIV/X-ray emission and accretion disc physics
Elisabeta Lusso, Emanuele Nardini, Susanna Bisogni +12
We analyse the properties of the CIV broad emission line in connection with the X-ray emission of 30 bright SDSS quasars at z~3.0-3.3 with pointed XMM-Newton observations, which we…
What causes the fragmentation of debris streams in TDEs?
Andrea Sacchi, Giuseppe Lodato, Claudia Toci +1
A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole and gets torn apart by its gravitational tidal field. After the disruption, the stel…
"Failed" tidal disruption events and X-ray flares from the Galactic Center
Andrea Sacchi, Giuseppe Lodato
The process of tidal disruption of stars by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) provides luminous UV and soft X-ray flares with peak luminosities of ergs/sec and dur…