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Chemical abundance patterns at z=1-7: Carbon, Nitrogen, Neon, Sulphur, and Argon abundances from JWST spectroscopy
E. Cataldi, F. Belfiore, M. Curti +22
The relative abundances of chemical elements in the interstellar medium (ISM) trace the history of star formation and chemical enrichment in galaxies. We investigate the abundance…
Dual and lensed AGN at sub-arcsecond separations uncovered by ERIS
M. V. Zanchettin, F. Mannucci, Q. D'Amato +62
We present the first results of the ongoing INAF GTO program focused on the search of sub-arcsecond dual AGN, carried out with the near-infrared integral-field unit SPIFFIER of the…
Cosmic Duets II. Growth and accretion in Gaia Multi-Peak dual AGN at Cosmic Noon
M. Scialpi, F. Mannucci, D. Izquierdo-Villalba +36
We present the first statistical characterization of the physical properties of Cosmic Duets: dual AGN in the redshift range 0.5 z 3.0 with projected separations of 1…
LoTSS of dual AGN: enhanced detectability and prospects for a systematic search
Q. D'Amato, F. Mannucci, E. De Rubeis +25
Context: Dual active galactic nuclei (DAGN) - systems of two accreting supermassive black holes at kpc-scale separations - trace galaxy mergers and are the progenitors of gravitati…
Low-power jet-ISM coupling and disk-plane perturbations in the edge-on Seyfert galaxy NGC 4388
M. Ceci, G. Venturi, C. Marconcini +26
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) may regulate galaxy evolution through radiatively driven winds and collimated jets, but their relative impact and coupling to the interstellar medium (…
The Quasar Feedback Survey: Ionised Outflows in type 2 QSOs with MUSE data
M. Bianchin, C. M. Harrison, T. Costa +13
We study ionised gas properties in a sample of 18 luminous (log L erg/s) obscured QSOs at 0.085<z<0.2 observed with VLT/MUSE as part of the multi-wavelength Quasa…
Dissecting the Obscured Core of GN20: an Active Galactic Nucleus Outshone by Young Stars
M. Hamed, L. Colina, P. G. Pérez-González +17
We investigate the relative contributions of star formation and AGN activity to the total energy budget of GN20, one of the most luminous dusty star-forming galaxies known at …
GA-NIFS: The interplay between feedback and star formation at 3 < z < 9 probed by JWST/NIRSpec IFU
L. Ulivi, M. Perna, S. Arribas +24
The study of starburst- and AGN-driven feedback is fundamental for understanding the processes that shape galaxy growth, quench star formation, and drive the co-evolution of galaxi…
Euclid: Quick Data Release (Q1) -- Dual AGN in low-mass galaxies
M. Mezcua, B. Laloux, M. Scialpi +164
Dual active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are expected in hierarchical galaxy evolution models, in which low-mass galaxies merge to build more massive ones. While observational evidence f…
Milky-Way-like stars in a galaxy core 8 billion years ago revealed by gravitational lensing
Quirino D'Amato, Filippo Mannucci, Alessandro Sonnenfeld +40
The assembly of stellar-dominated cores in elliptical galaxies is key to understanding how cosmic structures evolved. Gravitational lensing offers unique insights into the nature o…
Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). The Strong Lensing Discovery Engine F -- Bright and low-redshift strong lenses
Euclid Collaboration, L. R. Ecker, M. Fabricius +346
We present 72 additional galaxy-galaxy strong lenses that complement the sample discovered in the Euclid Quick Release 1 data (63.1 deg^2) of the Strong Lens Discovery Engine (SLDE…
GA-NIFS: Dissecting The Alchemised: JWST reveals turbulent metal-poor gas fuelling a co-spatial starburst in a complex system at
Robert G. Pascalau, Francesco D'Eugenio, Roberto Maiolino +25
Recent observations revealed that distant galaxies have bursty star formation histories, regulated by stellar or active galactic nuclei (AGN) feedback and gas inflows. According to…
One cloud is not enough: extreme conditions bias chemical abundances in high-redshift galaxies
Bianca Moreschini, Francesco Belfiore, Alessandro Marconi +18
Since its launch, JWST has opened an unprecedented opportunity to characterise the ionised ISM of high-redshift galaxies using well-established rest-frame UV/optical diagnostics fr…
Fast, dust-poor outflows in the local candidate dual AGN MCG-03-34-64 observed with VLT/ERIS
I. Lamperti, F. Mannucci, E. Bertola +28
We present VLT/ERIS IFU J-band observations of MCG-03-34-64, a nearby (z = 0.0167) Seyfert galaxy hosting a candidate dual AGN system with a separation of ~100 pc between the nucle…
MIRACLE III. JWST/MIRI expose the hidden role of the AGN outflow in NGC 1068
C. Marconcini, A. Marconi, M. Ceci +27
We present new JWST IFS observations of the active galaxy NGC 1068, combining Mid-IR and optical IFS data from MIRI and MUSE to characterize the multi-phase circumnuclear gas prope…
Cosmic Duets I. High-spatial resolution spectroscopy of dual and lensed AGN with MUSE-NFM
M. Scialpi, F. Mannucci, Q. D'Amato +34
We present the first-year results of the MUSE Large Program "Cosmic Duets", whose goal is to obtain adaptive-optics assisted MUSE observations with an angular resolution of 0.1"-0.…
Tracing nitrogen enrichment across cosmic time with JWST
E. Cataldi, F. Belfiore, M. Curti +22
We present a comprehensive analysis of the nitrogen-to-oxygen (N/O) abundance ratio in a sample of ~ 660 star-forming galaxies at redshift z ~ 1-6, with a median redshift of z = 3.…
Euclid: A machine-learning search for dual and lensed AGN at sub-arcsec separations
L. Ulivi, F. Mannucci, M. Scialpi +189
Cosmological models of hierarchical structure formation predict the existence of a widespread population of dual accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs) on kpc-scale separations…
M^3D: Mosaicking M33 with MUSE datacubes I. Unveiling the diversity of HII regions in M33 with MUSE
A. Feltre, F. Belfiore, G. Cresci +23
We present new VLT/MUSE observations of a 3 8 arcmin mosaic along the southern major axis of the Local Group galaxy M33. These data provide an unprecedented view of th…
MIRACLE II: Unveiling the multi-phase gas interplay in the circumnuclear region of NGC 1365 via multi-cloud modeling
M. Ceci, C. Marconcini, A. Marconi +25
We present a multi-phase study of the gas in the circumnuclear region (~1.1x1.0 kpc^2) of the nearby Seyfert 1.8 galaxy NGC 1365, observed in the context of the Mid-IR Activity of…
Classifying spectra of emission-line regions with neural networks -- An application to integral field spectroscopic data of M33
Caterina Bracci, Francesco Belfiore, Michele Ginolfi +13
Emission-line regions are key to understanding the properties of galaxies, as they trace the exchange of matter and energy between stars and the interstellar medium (ISM). In nearb…
MARTA: Temperature-temperature relationships and strong-line metallicity calibrations from multiple auroral-line detections at cosmic noon
E. Cataldi, F. Belfiore, M. Curti +22
We present the first results from MARTA (Measuring Abundances at high Redshift with the T Approach), a programme leveraging ultra-deep, medium-resolution JWST/NIRSpec spectrosc…
Unveiling the Fast Acceleration of AGN-Driven Winds at Kiloparsec Scales
Cosimo Marconcini, Alessandro Marconi, Giovanni Cresci +18
Supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies gain mass through accretion disks. Models predict that quasi-spherical winds, expelled by the black hole during active accretion…
MIRACLE I.: Unveiling the Multi-Phase, Multi-Scale physical properties of the Active Galaxy NGC 424 with MIRI, MUSE, and ALMA
C. Marconcini, A. Feltre, I. Lamperti +26
We present the analysis of the multi-phase gas properties in the Seyfert II galaxy NGC 424, using spatially resolved spectroscopic data from JWST/MIRI, part of the Mid-InfraRed Act…