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20092026
most citedA mid-infrared spectroscopic atlas of local active galactic nuclei on sub-arcsecond resolution using GTC/CanariCam

75 citations · 355 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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25 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Breaking the Blend: A multi-tracer kinematic decomposition method for IFS data applied to disentangling the AGN outflow and circumnuclear ring in NGC 5728 with JWST

Oscar Veenema, Niranjan Thatte, Dimitra Rigopoulou +26

Integral field spectroscopy (IFS) of the central kiloparsecs of active galactic nuclei (AGN) reveals a mixture of spatially coincident emission from star-formation and AGN feedback…

astro-ph.GA2026

GATOS XIV: The first direct kinematic evidence of dusty outflows from AGN via PAH kinematics of local Seyfert galaxies with JWST

Fergus R. Donnan, Ismael García-Bernete, Dimitra Rigopoulou +30

We present the first spatially resolved kinematic evidence for dust in the outflows of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). We utilise observations from JWST with NIRSpec IFU and MIRI MRS…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

Impact of AGN and nuclear star formation on the ISM turbulence of galaxies: Insights from JWST/MIRI spectroscopy

Rogemar A. Riffel, Luis Colina, José Henrique Costa-Souza +31

Active galactic nuclei (AGN), star formation (SF), and galaxy interactions can drive turbulence in the gas of the ISM, which in turn plays a role in the SF within galaxies. The imp…

astro-ph.GA2025

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…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

GATOS. VIII. On the physical origin of the extended MIR emission in AGN

Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Cristina Ramos Almeida, Miguel Pereira-Santaella +31

The polar mid-infrared (MIR) emission detected within 10-100s pcs in some active galactic nuclei (AGN) has been associated with dusty winds driven away by radiation pressure. The p…

astro-ph.GA2025

Origin of Radio Emission in Three Nearby Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies with Signatures of Luminous Buried Active Galactic Nuclei

Takayuki J. Hayashi, Yoshiaki Hagiwara, Masatoshi Imanishi

We report multifrequency Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations at 2.3 and 8.4GHz of three nearby ultraluminous infrared galaxies, identified via mid-infrared spectroscopic a…

astro-ph.GA2025

JWST reveals cosmic ray dominated chemistry in the local ULIRG IRAS 072510248

G. Speranza, M. Pereira-Santaella, M. Agúndez +7

We analyse the ro-vibrational absorption bands of various molecular cations (HCO, HCNH, and NH) and neutral species (HCN, HNC, and HCN) detected in the \textit{…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 7 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2025

No Galaxy-Scale [CII] Fast Outflow in the z=6.72 Red Quasar HSC J12050000

Mahoshi Sawamura, Takuma Izumi, Kouichiro Nakanishi +17

HSC 120505.09-000027.9 (J12050000) is one of the highest redshift () dust-reddened quasars (red quasars) known to date. We present an improved analysis of Atacama Large…

astro-ph.GA2024

The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). VII. The 20-214 m imaging atlas of active galactic nuclei using SOFIA

Lindsay Fuller, Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Ismael Garcia-Bernete +24

We present a 19.7 - 214 m imaging atlas of local (4 - 181 Mpc; median 43 Mpc) active galactic nuclei (AGN) observed with FORCAST and HAWC+ on board the SOFIA telescope with angu…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 18 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 36 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 18 cited

Discovery of merging twin quasars at z = 6.05

Yoshiki Matsuoka, Takuma Izumi, Masafusa Onoue +14

We report the discovery of two quasars at a redshift of = 6.05, in the process of merging. They were serendipitously discovered from the deep multi-band imaging data collected…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

VLBI Detection of an Active Radio Source Potentially Driving 100-kpc Scale Emission in the Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy IRAS F010042237

Takayuki J. Hayashi, Yoshiaki Hagiwara, Masatoshi Imanishi

The nearby ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) IRAS F010042237 exhibits 100-kpc scale continuum emission at radio wavelengths. The absence of extended X-ray emission in IRAS F…

astro-ph.GA2023

Deconvolution of JWST/MIRI Images: Applications to an AGN Model and GATOS Observations of NGC 5728

M. T. Leist, C. Packham, D. J. V. Rosario +32

The superb image quality, stability and sensitivity of the JWST permit deconvolution techniques to be pursued with a fidelity unavailable to ground-based observations. We present a…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 28 cited

Supermassive black hole feeding and feedback observed on sub-parsec scales

Takuma Izumi, Keiichi Wada, Masatoshi Imanishi +8

Active galaxies contain a supermassive black hole at their center, which grows by accreting matter from the surrounding galaxy. The accretion process in the central ~10 parsecs has…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 16 cited

Molecular gas kinematics in the nuclear region of nearby Seyfert galaxies with ALMA

A. Bewketu Belete, P. Andreani, J. A. Fernández-Ontiveros +11

We present the analysis of the molecular gas in the nuclear regions of NGC 4968, NGC 4845, and MCG-06-30-15, with the help of ALMA observations of the CO(2-1) emission line. The ai…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 38 cited

The MBHBM* Project -- I: Measurement of the Central Black Hole Mass in Dwarf Galaxy NGC 3504 Using Molecular Gas Kinematics

Dieu D. Nguyen, Mark den Brok, Anil C. Seth +19

We present the first measurement of the mass of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the nearby double-barred spiral galaxy NGC 3504 as part of the Measuring Black Holes Below the M…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 17 cited

Feedback and feeding in the context of galaxy evolution with SPICA: direct characterization of molecular outflows and inflows

E. González-Alfonso, L. Armus, F. J. Carrera +28

A far-infrared observatory such as the {\it SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics} ({\it SPICA}), with its unprecedented spectroscopic sensitivity, would unveil t…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 20 cited

The complex evolutionary paths of local infrared bright galaxies: a high angular resolution mid-infrared view

A. Alonso-Herrero, R. Poulton, P. F. Roche +15

We investigate the evolutionary connection between local IR-bright galaxies () and quasars. We use high angular resolution ( 0.3-0.4 arcsec…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 34 cited

NuSTAR unveils a heavily obscured low-luminosity Active Galactic Nucleus in the Luminous Infrared Galaxy NGC 6286

C. Ricci, F. E. Bauer, E. Treister +8

We report the detection of a heavily obscured Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) in the luminous infrared galaxy (LIRG) NGC 6286, identified in a 17.5 ks NuSTAR observation. The source…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 75 cited

A mid-infrared spectroscopic atlas of local active galactic nuclei on sub-arcsecond resolution using GTC/CanariCam

A. Alonso-Herrero, P. Esquej, P. F. Roche +15

We present an atlas of mid-infrared (mid-IR) ~7.5-13micron spectra of 45 local active galactic nuclei (AGN) obtained with CanariCam on the 10.4m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) as p…

astro-ph.GA2015★ 20 cited

A deep look at the nuclear region of UGC 5101 through high angular resolution mid-IR data with GTC/CanariCam

M. Martínez-Paredes, A. Alonso-Herrero, I. Aretxaga +13

We present an analysis of the nuclear infrared (IR, 1.6 to 18 m) emission of the ultraluminous IR galaxy UGC 5101 to derive the properties of its active galactic nucleus (AGN) a…

astro-ph.GA2014★ 13 cited

Near- to Mid- Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of Two Buried AGNs of the Nearby Merging Galaxy NGC 6240 with Subaru/IRCS+AO and GTC/CanariCam

Tamami I. Mori, Masatoshi Imanishi, Almudena Alonso-Herrero +7

We report near-infrared K', L', and M' band imaging observations of the nearby merging galaxy NGC 6240 with the Infrared Camera and Spectrograph on the Subaru telescope. The observ…