activity
20162026
most citedThe AGNIFS survey: spatially resolved observations of hot molecular and ionised outflows in nearby active galaxies

48 citations · 331 across the 35 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

36 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Multiphase Analysis of (U)LIRG Nuclear Activity (MAUNA). I. Spatially Resolved Optical Emission-Line Diagnostics

Justin A. Kader, Vivian U, Marina Bianchin +33

We present resolved optical integral-field spectroscopy of the 32 luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxy systems of the Multiphase Analysis of (U)LIRG Nuclear Activity (MAUNA)…

astro-ph.GA2026

JWST/NIRSpec Reveals Diverse Nuclear Environments in Dwarf Galaxies Hosting AGN

Thomas Bohn, Archana Aravindan, Gabriela Canalizo +18

Dwarf galaxies, in the CDM framework, are expected to dominate the galaxy number density at all redshifts. As such, studying AGN in these systems, including characterizing their…

astro-ph.GA2026

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…

astro-ph.GA2026

Kinematic detection of dusty outflows from active galactic nuclei: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon kinematics of type 2 quasars with JWST/MIRI spectroscopy

Fergus R. Donnan, Cristina Ramos Almeida, Omaira González Martín +5

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are thought to have dusty outflows, but unlike in the gas phase, it is challenging to measure the kinematics of dust. We present the detection and anal…

astro-ph.GA2026

Blowing star formation away in AGN hosts (BAH) -- V: The Feeding-Feedback Cycle in local AGNs as revealed by their stellar populations

Rogério Riffel, Rogemar A. Riffel, Gabriel L. Souza-Oliveira +9

We present a spatially resolved analysis of the stellar populations in the inner kiloparsec of NGC 3884, 3C 293, and CGCG 012-070. Using near-infrared spectroscopy, we reconstruct…

astro-ph.GA2026

Clumpy Disk, Interloper, or Merger? Nature of a Distant Galaxy Pair at 5 kpc Projected Separation

Hajar Aziz, Vivian U, Archana Aravindan +8

We present the morphological, photometric, and spectroscopic properties of a z ~ 1 galaxy, "lil gal", serendipitously detected in JWST Mid Infrared Instrument (MIRI) images of near…

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

GOALS-JWST: Resolved multi-phase molecular gas in IRAS 20551-4250 using JWST and ALMA

D. Kakkad, Y. Song, T. S. -Y. Lai +24

Studying the content and distribution of molecular gas provides key insights into how feedback from Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and star formation influences galaxy evolution, sin…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 2 cited

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…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 3 cited

A precessing jet from an active galactic nucleus drives gas outflow from a disk galaxy

Justin A. Kader, Vivian U, Loreto Barcos-Muñoz +30

To reproduce observed galaxy properties, cosmological simulations require that massive galaxies experience feedback from active galactic nuclei, which regulates star formation with…

astro-ph.GA2025

Probing AGN Feedback in Dwarf Galaxies with Spatially Resolved NIR Coronal Lines from JWST

Archana Aravindan, Thomas Bohn, Gabriela Canalizo +20

We present the first spatially resolved investigation of near-infrared coronal lines in dwarf galaxies hosting active galactic nuclei (AGN), using JWST/NIRSpec integral field spect…

astro-ph.GA2025

Ionized Gas Outflows and Shock-Heated Emission in the Highly Inclined Active Galaxy CGCG 012-070

Lucas Ramos Vieira, Rogemar A. Riffel, Rogério Riffel +3

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) exhibit excess mid-infrared H emission compared to star-forming galaxies, likely driven by outflows and shocks inferred from integrated spectra. W…

astro-ph.GA2025

JWST MIRI/MRS observations of hot molecular gas in an AGN host galaxy at Cosmic Noon

D. Kakkad, V. Mainieri, Takumi S. Tanaka +27

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are believed to play a central role in quenching star formation by removing or destroying molecular gas from host galaxies via radiation-pressure drive…

astro-ph.GA2025

Blowing Star Formation Away in AGN Hosts (BAH) -- III. Serendipitous discovery of a star-forming galaxy lensed by the galactic bulge of CGCG 012-070 using JWST NIRSpec

Rogemar A. Riffel, Carlos R. Melo-Carneiro, Gabriel Luan Souza-Oliveira +10

We report the detection of a gravitationally lensed galaxy by the nearby spiral galaxy CGCG 012-070 () using Integral Field Unit (IFU) observations with the Near-Infrare…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Shockingly Effective: Cluster Winds as Engines of Feedback in Starburst Galaxy VV 114

Justin A. Kader, Vivian U, Jeffrey A. Rich +29

We present high-resolution Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) and MUSE IFU spectroscopy of VV 114, a local infrared-luminous merger undergoing a vigorous starburst and showing evidence…

astro-ph.GA2025

Blowing star formation away in AGN Hosts (BAH) -- IV: Feeding and feedback in 3C 293 observed with JWST NIRSpec

Maitê S. Z. de Mellos, Rogemar A. Riffel, Gabriel L. Souza-Oliveira +5

We use JWST/NIRSpec observations of the radio galaxy 3C 293 to map the emission, extinction, and kinematics of hot molecular and ionized gas, as well as stellar kinematics, within…

astro-ph.GA2025

A Spectroscopically Calibrated Prescription for Extracting PAH Flux from JWST MIRI Imaging

Grant P. Donnelly, Thomas S. -Y. Lai, Lee Armus +24

We introduce a prescription for estimating the flux of the 7.7 micron and 11.3 micron\ polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) features from broadband JWST/MIRI images. Probing PAH f…

astro-ph.GA2024

Blowing star formation away in AGN Hosts (BAH) -- II. Investigating the origin of the H2 emission excess in nearby galaxies with JWST MIRI

Rogemar A. Riffel, Gabriel L. Souza-Oliveira, José Henrique Costa-Souza +4

We use James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) medium-resolution spectrometer (MRS) observations of 3C 293 (UGC 8782), CGCG 012-070 and NGC 3884 to investi…

astro-ph.GA2024

GOALS-JWST: Constraining the Emergence Timescale for Massive Star Clusters in NGC 3256

Sean T. Linden, Thomas Lai, Aaron S. Evans +28

We present the results of a James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRCam and NIRSpec investigation into the young massive star cluster (YMC) population of NGC 3256, the most cluster-ri…

astro-ph.GA2024

Blowing star formation away in AGN Hosts (BAH) -- I. Observation of Warm Molecular Outflows with JWST MIRI

J. H. Costa-Souza, Rogemar A. Riffel, Gabriel L. Souza-Oliveira +4

We use the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) medium-resolution spectrometer (MRS) observations of the radio loud AGN host UGC 8782 to map the warm mo…

astro-ph.GA2024

GOALS-JWST: The Warm Molecular Outflows of the Merging Starburst Galaxy NGC 3256

Thomas Bohn, Hanae Inami, Aditya Togi +26

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Integral Field Spectrograph observations of NGC 3256, a local infrared-luminous late-stage merging system with two nuclei roughly 1$\;\…

astro-ph.GA2023

Quasar Feedback Survey: molecular gas affected by central outflows and by ~10 kpc radio lobes reveal dual feedback effects in `radio quiet' quasars

A. Girdhar, C. M. Harrison, V. Mainieri +17

We present a study of molecular gas, traced via CO (3-2) from ALMA data, of four z< 0.2, `radio quiet', type 2 quasars (log [L(bol)/(erg/s)] = 45.3 - 46.2; log [L(1.4 GHz)/(W/Hz)]…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 27 cited

GOALS-JWST: Gas Dynamics and Excitation in NGC7469 revealed by NIRSpec

Marina Bianchin, Vivian U, Yiqing Song +36

We present new JWST-NIRSpec IFS data for the luminous infrared galaxy NGC7469: a nearby (70.6Mpc) active galaxy with a Sy 1.5 nucleus that drives a highly ionized gas outflow and a…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 2 cited

GOALS-JWST: Small neutral grains and enhanced 3.3 micron PAH emission in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 7469

Thomas S. -Y. Lai, Lee Armus, Marina Bianchin +36

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Near Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) integral-field spectroscopy of the nearby luminous infrared galaxy, NGC 7469. We take advantage of…