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astro-ph.IM2026

Lynx2030 Science Analysis Group: Final Report

Lynx2030 Science Analysis Group, Simon R. Bandler, Laura W. Brenneman +51

The Lynx2030 Science Analysis Group (SAG) was convened to reassess the scientific goals and technical drivers of the Lynx mission concept amid a rapidly evolving astrophysics lands…

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

Mapping Gas Accretion and Stellar Kinematics to Sub-kiloparsec Scales in NGC 4696 with JWST/NIRSpec

Mathieu Marquis, Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, Olivia Pereira +35

We present JWST/NIRSpec IFU spectroscopy of the central pc () of NGC 4696, the BCG in the Centaurus cluster. Leveraging the (…

astro-ph.GA2025

Mapping feedback signatures in 3C 297: A quasar-host merger at Cosmic Noon

Chetna Duggal, Christopher P. O'Dea, Stefi A. Baum +6

We present a study of quasar host galaxy 3C 297 which is home to a powerful bent-jet radio source suggesting vigorous interaction with a dense ISM and/or jet precession. Archival H…

astro-ph.GA2025

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS): A comparison between sub-mm and optical AGN diagnostic diagrams

Jacob S. Elford, Timothy A. Davis, Ilaria Ruffa +9

The relation suggests that there is a tight connection between dense gas and star formation. We use data from the Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) to inve…

astro-ph.GA2025

A recoiling supermassive black hole in a powerful quasar

Marco Chiaberge, Takahiro Morishita, Matteo Boschini +14

Supermassive black holes (SMBH) are thought to grow through accretion of matter and mergers. Models of SMBH mergers have long suffered the final parsec problem, where SMBH binaries…

astro-ph.GA2024

A broad linewidth, compact, millimeter-bright molecular emission line source near the Galactic Center

Adam Ginsburg, John Bally, Ashley T. Barnes +37

A compact source, G0.02467-0.0727, was detected in ALMA \threemm observations in continuum and very broad line emission. The continuum emission has a spectral index ,…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

A candidate supermassive black hole in a gravitationally-lensed galaxy at

Orsolya E. Kovacs, Akos Bogdan, Priyamvada Natarajan +8

While supermassive black holes (BHs) are widely observed in the nearby and distant universe, their origin remains debated with two viable formation scenarios with light and heavy s…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 18 cited

The 3CR extragalactic survey at high redshift

A. Jimenez-Gallardo, F. Massaro, M. A. Prieto +13

We present the analysis of nine radio sources belonging to the Third Cambridge Revised catalog (3CR) observed with during Cycle 20 in the redshift range between 1.5 and 2…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 14 cited

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS). Discovery of a global [CII] 158 m line excess in AGN HE1353-1917

I. Smirnova-Pinchukova, B. Husemann, G. Busch +15

The [CII]158m line is one of the strongest far-infrared (FIR) lines and an important coolant in the interstellar medium of galaxies that is accessible out to high redshifts. The…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 31 cited

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS): Comparative analysis of the structural properties of star-forming and non-star-forming galaxy bars

Justus Neumann, Dimitri A. Gadotti, Lutz Wisotzki +12

The absence of star formation in the bar region that has been reported for some galaxies can theoretically be explained by shear. However, it is not clear how star-forming (SF) bar…

astro-ph.CO2019

Unveiling the Galaxy Cluster - Cosmic Web Connection with X-ray observations in the Next Decade

Stephen A. Walker, Daisuke Nagai, A. Simionescu +35

In recent years, the outskirts of galaxy clusters have emerged as one of the new frontiers and unique laboratories for studying the growth of large scale structure in the universe.…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 10 cited

Stormy weather in 3C 196.1: nuclear outbursts and merger events shape the environment of the hybrid radio galaxy 3C 196.1

F. Ricci, L. Lovisari, R. P. Kraft +8

We present a multi-wavelength analysis based on archival radio, optical and X-ray data of the complex radio source 3C 196.1, whose host is the brightest cluster galaxy of a $z=0.19…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 1 cited

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS): SOFIA detects spatially-resolved [CII] emission in the luminous AGN HE0433-1028

G. Busch, B. Husemann, I. Smirnova-Pinchukova +18

We report spatially-resolved [CII] m observations of HE 0433-1028, which is the first detection of a nearby luminous AGN (redshift 0.0355) with FIFI-LS onboard the airborn…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 33 cited

The 3CR Chandra snapshot survey: extragalactic radio sources with 0.51.0

F. Massaro, V. Missaglia, C. Stuardi +10

This paper presents the analysis of Chandra X-ray snapshot observations of a subsample of the extragalactic sources listed in the revised Third Cambridge radio catalog (3CR), previ…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 8 cited

The 3CR extragalactic survey at 1.01.5

C. Stuardi, V. Missaglia, F. Massaro +11

The aim of this paper is to present an analysis of newly acquired X-ray observations of 16 extragalactic radio sources, listed in the Third Cambridge Revised (3CR) catalog, and not…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 28 cited

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS): Mrk 1018 halts dimming and experiences strong short-term variability

M. Krumpe, B. Husemann, G. R. Tremblay +12

After changing optical AGN type from 1.9 to 1 in 1984, the AGN Mrk 1018 recently reverted back to its type 1.9 state. Our ongoing monitoring now reveals that the AGN has halted its…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 16 cited

Swift observations of unidentified radio sources in the revised Third Cambridge Catalogue

A. Maselli, F. Massaro, G. Cusumano +7

We have investigated a group of unassociated radio sources included in the 3CR cat- alogue to increase the multi-frequency information on them and possibly obtain an identification…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 64 cited

The Chandra Survey of Extragalactic Sources in the 3CR Catalog: X-ray Emission from Nuclei, Jets, and Hotspots in the Chandra Archival Observations

F. Massaro, D. E. Harris, E. Liuzzo +8

As part of our program to build a complete radio and X-ray database of all the 3CR extragalactic radio sources, we present an analysis of 93 sources for which Chandra archival data…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 74 cited

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) - What is causing Mrk1018's return to the shadows after 30 years?

B. Husemann, T. Urrutia, G. R. Tremblay +11

We recently discovered that the active galactic nucleus (AGN) of Mrk 1018 has changed optical type again after 30 years as a type 1 AGN. Here we combine Chandra, NuStar, Swift, Hub…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 130 cited

The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) - Mrk 1018 returns to the shadows after 30 years as a Seyfert 1

R. E. McElroy, B. Husemann, S. M. Croom +10

We report the discovery that the known `changing look' AGN Mrk 1018 has changed spectral type for a second time. New VLT-MUSE data taken in 2015 as part of the Close AGN Reference…

astro-ph.GA2016★ 182 cited

Cold, clumpy accretion onto an active supermassive black hole

Grant R. Tremblay, J. B. Raymond Oonk, Françoise Combes +22

Supermassive black holes in galaxy centres can grow by the accretion of gas, liberating energy that might regulate star formation on galaxy-wide scales. The nature of the gaseous f…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 54 cited

Chandra Observations of 3C Radio Sources with z<0.3 II: completing the snapshot survey

F. Massaro, G. R. Tremblay, D. E. Harris +14

We report on the second round of Chandra observations of the 3C snapshot survey developed to observe the complete sample of 3C radio sources with z<0.3 for 8 ksec each. In the firs…

astro-ph.CO2012★ 33 cited

Extended soft X-ray emission in 3CR radio galaxies at z < 0.3: High Excitation and Broad Line Galaxies

B. Balmaverde, A. Capetti, P. Grandi +11

We analyze Chandra observations of diffuse soft X-ray emission associated with a complete sample of 3CR radio galaxies at z < 0.3. In this paper we focus on the properties of the s…