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most citedGATOS: missing molecular gas in the outflow of NGC5728 revealed by JWST

39 citations · 88 across the 20 of their papers we have counts for

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24 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

An X-ray Extremely wide-field Spectroscopic Surveyor (XESS, or "chess")

W. P. Maksym, M. Ulmer, S. Friedrich +20

We propose an X-ray observatory, the X-ray Extremely wide-field Spectroscopic Surveyor (XESS, pronounced "Chess") to bring high energy resolution X-ray spectroscopy into the era of…

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.IM2026

Early Exploration of the Scientific Discovery Space for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Courtney D. Dressing, Danica Adams, Evelyne Alecian +324

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a future NASA flagship mission concept identified by the Astro2020 Decadal Survey as the highest priority for large space missions. HWO sh…

astro-ph.GA2026

GATOS: Distinct Feedback Modes in AGN Central Regions Revealed by Spatially Resolved JWST Spectroscopy

Lulu Zhang, Chris Packham, Erin K. S. Hicks +25

This manuscript presents JWST MIRI/MRS observations of the central pc regions of five active galactic nuclei (AGN) spanning a wide range of luminosities (${\rm l…

astro-ph.GA2026

GATOS XV: A JWST/MIRI survey of extended circumnuclear dust emission in nearby Seyfert galaxies

David J. Rosario, Houda Haidar, Steph Campbell +32

The subarcsecond angular resolution and stable background of JWST has given us the first high-fidelity images of the arcsecond-scale environment around Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

Jet-driven shocks and turbulence in radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei observed with JWST MIRI/MRS

Rogemar A. Riffel, Gabriel L. Souza-Oliveira, Luis Colina +34

Jet-cloud interactions are a key manifestation of Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) feedback on nuclear scales, distinct from the large-scale radio-mode feedback that suppresses gas co…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 2 cited

Decoupling the AGN outflow and star-forming disk kinematics in the nuclear region of NGC 7582 with JWST NIRSpec and MIRI/MRS

Oscar Veenema, Niranjan Thatte, Dimitra Rigopoulou +24

We present a detailed study of the inner regions of NGC~7582, a nearby Seyfert~2 galaxy, from the Galaxy Activity, Torus and Outflow Survey (GATOS). The galaxy hosts a circumnuclea…

astro-ph.GA2026

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…

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.GA2026

Evidence of Feedback Effects in Low-luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei Revealed by JWST Spectroscopy

Lulu Zhang, Chris Packham, Erin K. S. Hicks +17

This letter presents an analysis of the infrared () spectra extracted from the nuclear ( pc) regions of four low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGN), ob…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 2 cited

GATOS XI : Excess dust heating in the Narrow Line Regions of nearby AGN revealed with JWST/MIRI

Houda Haidar, David J. Rosario, Ismael García-Bernete +38

We present JWST/MIRI imaging of eight nearby Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) from the GATOS survey to investigate the physical conditions of extended dust in their narrow line regions…

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★ 3 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2025

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…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 3 cited

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…

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

Deciphering The Launching of Multi-phase AGN-driven Outflows and Their (Spatially Resolved) Multi-scale Impact

Lulu Zhang, Gagandeep Kaur, Tianmu Gao +10

Beyond deepening our understanding of the formation, growth, and evolution of supermassive black holes, it is crucial to uncover the role of feeding and feedback processes from gro…

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

The LUNIS-AGN Catalog: Trends of emission line velocity dispersion and surface brightness within the circumnuclear regions of Seyfert galaxies

Daniel Delaney, Cassidy Berger, Erin Hicks +4

We present a catalog of Local Universe Near-Infrared Seyfert (LUNIS) \textit{K-}band integral field unit (IFU) data of 88 nearby Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), curated from SINFONI/…

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

Comparisons Between Resolved Star Formation Rate and Gas Tracers in the Strongly Lensed Galaxy SDSS J0901+1814 at Cosmic Noon

Qingxiang Chen, Chelsea E. Sharon, Hiddo S. Algera +10

We report new radio observations of SDSS J090122.37+181432.3, a strongly lensed star-forming galaxy at . We image 1.4 GHz (L-band) and 3 GHz (S-band) continuum using the VL…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 39 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 32 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2023

The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). III: Revealing the inner icy structure in local AGN

I. García-Bernete, A. Alonso-Herrero, D. Rigopoulou +24

We use JWST/MIRI MRS spectroscopy of a sample of six local obscured type 1.9/2 active galactic nuclei (AGN) to compare their nuclear mid-IR absorption bands with the level of nucle…