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AGN Feeding and Feedback: Resolving the Torus
M. Pereira-Santaella, F. Combes, A. Alonso-Herrero +16
Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) play a key role in galaxy evolution by regulating star formation within their host galaxies. It is therefore crucial to understand how the central supe…
Extended coronal line emission and new clues to a possible dual AGN in the merger J1356+1026
M. Bianchin, C. Ramos Almeida, O. González-Martín +12
Merging luminous galaxies are ideal laboratories to study some of the most extreme astrophysical phenomena. The local (z=0.1232) obscured quasar J1356+1026 has two nuclei, North an…
The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and outflow Survey (GATOS) XIII: Coupling Driven H2 Excitation in Seyferts
Daniel E. Delaney, Erin K. S. Hicks, Lulu Zhang +31
We utilize JWST/MIRI IFU observations from the Galaxy Activity, Torus and Outflow Survey (GATOS) to investigate the diverse range of ionized outflow rates of obscured AGN with simi…
QSOFEED: Investigating warm molecular, low- and high-ionization atomic gas in six type-2 quasars with GTC/EMIR
P. H. Cezar, M. Coloma Puga, C. Ramos Almeida +6
We present long-slit near-infrared spectroscopic observations of six nearby (z0.1) radio-quiet type-2 quasars (QSO2s) from the Quasar Feedback (QSOFEED) sample. They have bol…
Silicate emission in a type-2 quasar: JWST/MIRI constraints on torus geometry and radiative feedback
C. Ramos Almeida, A. Asensio Ramos, C. Westerdorp Plaza +13
Type-2 quasars (QSO2s) are AGN seen through a significant amount of dust and gas that obscures the central supermassive black hole and the broad line region. Despite this, recent m…
High resolution mapping of molecular tori with ALMA
F. Combes, A. Audibert, S. Garcia-Burillo +11
Recent high resolution mapping of the circum-nuclear regions of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) has revealed the existence of geometrically thin nuclear disks, in general randomly ori…
Shock-driven heating in the circumnuclear star-forming regions of NGC 7582: Insights from JWST NIRSpec and MIRI/MRS spectroscopy
Oscar Veenema, Niranjan Thatte, Dimitra Rigopoulou +24
We present combined JWST NIRSpec and MIRI/MRS integral field spectroscopy data of the nuclear and circumnuclear regions of the highly dust obscured Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 7582, which…
Galaxy Activity, Torus and Outflow Survey (GATOS) X: Molecular gas clumpiness under the influence of AGN
Federico Esposito, Almudena Alonso-Herrero, Santiago García-Burillo +27
The distribution of molecular gas on small scales regulates star formation and the growth of supermassive black holes in galaxy centers, yet the role of active galactic nuclei (AGN…
GATOS IX: A Detailed Assessment and Treatment of Emission Line Contamination in JWST/MIRI Images of Nearby Seyfert Galaxies
Steph Campbell, David J. Rosario, Houda Haidar +17
Broadband mid-infrared (MIR) imaging with high spatial resolution is useful to study extended dust structures in the circumnuclear regions of nearby AGN. However, broadband imaging…
The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS): N. Unveiling physical processes in local active galaxies. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering of JWST MIRI/MRS observations
L. Hermosa Muñoz, J. R. González Fernández, A. Alonso-Herrero +23
With the rise of the integral field spectroscopy, we are currently dealing with large amounts of spatially resolved data, whose analysis has become challenging, especially when obs…
Theoretical Diagnostics for the Physical Conditions in Active Galactic Nuclei under the View of JWST
Lulu Zhang, Ric I. Davies, Chris Packham +20
With excellent spectral and angular resolutions and, especially, sensitivity, the JWST allows us to observe infrared emission lines that were previously inaccessible or barely acce…
Molecular gas excitation and outflow properties of obscured quasars at z0.1
A. Audibert, C. Ramos Almeida, S. García-Burillo +4
To investigate the impact of winds and low-to-moderate power jets on the cold molecular gas reservoirs of AGN, we present high angular resolution ALMA CO(2-1) and CO(3-2) observati…
JWST MIRI reveals the diversity of nuclear mid-infrared spectra of nearby type-2 quasars
C. Ramos Almeida, I. Garcia-Bernete, M. Pereira-Santaella +14
Type-2 quasars (QSO2s) are active galactic nuclei (AGN) seen through a significant amount of dust and gas that obscures the central supermassive black hole and the broad line regio…
JWST reveals the diversity of nuclear obscuring dust in nearby AGN: nuclear isolation of MIRI/MRS datacubes and continuum spectral fitting
Omaira González-Martín, Daniel J. Díaz-González, Mariela Martínez-Paredes +22
We investigate the capabilities of the mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to advance our knowledge of AGN dust using the spectral fitting technique…
Unveiling the warm molecular outflow component of type-2 quasars with SINFONI
M. V. Zanchettin, C. Ramos Almeida, A. Audibert +5
We present seeing-limited (0.8 arcsec) near-infrared integral field spectroscopy data of the type-2 quasars (QSO2s) SDSS J135646.10+102609.0 (J1356) and SDSS J143029.89+133912.1 (J…
The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). Black hole mass estimation using machine learning
R. Poitevineau, F. Combes, S. Garcia-Burillo +23
The detailed feeding and feedback mechanisms of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are not yet well known. For low-luminosity and obscured AGN, as well as late-type galaxies, determining…
Molecular gas stratification and disturbed kinematics in the Seyfert galaxy MCG-05-23-16 revealed by JWST and ALMA
D. Esparza-Arredondo, C. Ramos Almeida, A. Audibert +30
Understanding the processes that drive the morphology and kinematics of molecular gas in galaxies is crucial for comprehending star formation and, ultimately, galaxy evolution. Usi…
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emission in the Central Regions of Three Seyferts the Implication for Underlying Feedback Mechanisms
Lulu Zhang, Ismael García-Bernete, Chris Packham +29
We analyze JWST MIRI/MRS IFU observations of three Seyferts and showcase the intriguing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emission characteristics in regions of $\sim 500\,\rm…
The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). (IV): Exploring Ionized Gas Outflows in Central Kiloparsec Regions of GATOS Seyferts
Lulu Zhang, Chris Packham, Erin K. S. Hicks +33
Utilizing JWST MIRI/MRS IFU observations of the kiloparsec scale central regions, we showcase the diversity of ionized gas distributions and kinematics in six nearby Seyfert galaxi…
The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). V: Unveiling PAH survival and resilience in the circumnuclear regions of AGN with JWST
I. García-Bernete, D. Rigopoulou, F. R. Donnan +30
We analyze JWST MIRI/MRS observations of the infrared PAH bands in the nuclear and circumnuclear regions of local AGN from the GATOS Survey. In this work, we examine the PAH proper…
A biconical ionised gas outflow and evidence for positive feedback in NGC 7172 uncovered by MIRI/JWST
L. Hermosa Muñoz, A. Alonso-Herrero, M. Pereira-Santaella +35
We present observations of the type-2 Seyfert NGC7172 obtained with the medium-resolution spectrometer (MRS) of the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on board of the JWST. This galaxy…
GATOS: missing molecular gas in the outflow of NGC5728 revealed by JWST
R. Davies, T. Shimizu, M. Pereira-Santaella +49
The ionisation cones of NGC5728 have a deficit of molecular gas based on millimetre observations of CO(2-1) emission. Although photoionisation from the active nucleus may lead to s…
Deciphering the imprint of AGN feedback in Seyfert galaxies: Nuclear-scale molecular gas deficits
S. García-Burillo, E. K. S. Hicks, A. Alonso-Herrero +26
We use a sample of 64 nearby (D=7-45 Mpc) disk galaxies including 45 AGN and 19 non-AGN, that have high spatial resolution multiline CO observations obtained with the ALMA and/or P…
Observational constraints on the stellar recycled gas in active galactic nuclei feeding
Rogerio Riffel, Luis G. Dahmer-Hahn, Alexandre Vazdekis +15
Near-infrared long-slit spectroscopy has been used to study the stellar population (SP) of the low luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGN) and matched analogues (LLAMA) sample. To…