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most citedDiscovery of A Faint Quasar at z~6 and Implications for Cosmic Reionization

43 citations · 300 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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31 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

A Naked Dwarf: Molecular Gas in the Completely Stripped HI Tail of VCC 1249

Bumhyun Lee, Aeree Chung, Paolo Serra +12

We present the first observational hints of the severe removal of both molecular and HI gas from the dwarf galaxy VCC 1249. This extreme stripping event is thought to be driven by…

astro-ph.GA2026

Only obscured yet luminous active galactic nuclei are closely associated with galaxy mergers: Direct observational evidence from type 2 active galactic nuclei

Yongmin Yoon, Yongjung Kim, Dohyeong Kim +2

To establish a more comprehensive understanding of the connection between galaxy mergers and active galactic nuclei (AGNs), it is essential to disentangle the contributions of intr…

astro-ph.IM2026

KMTNet Synoptic Survey of Southern Sky III: The First Data Release

Seo-Won Chang, Myungshin Im, Mankeun Jeong +13

We present the first public data release (DR1) of the KMTNet Synoptic Survey of Southern Sky (KS4). This deep, wide-field imaging survey covers a southern footprint of -85$^{\circ}…

astro-ph.GA2025

Direct observational evidence that higher-luminosity type 1 active galactic nuclei are most commonly triggered by galaxy mergers

Yongmin Yoon, Yongjung Kim, Dohyeong Kim +2

We examine the connection between galaxy mergers and the triggering of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) using a sample of 614 type 1 AGNs at , along with a control sample of i…

astro-ph.GA2025

AllBRICQS: The Discovery of Luminous Quasars in the Northern Hemisphere

Yunyi Choi, Yuming Fu, Myungshin Im +16

We present the second catalog of bright quasars from the All-sky BRIght, Complete Quasar Survey (AllBRICQS), focusing on spectroscopically observed quasars in the Northern Hemisphe…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 4 cited

New Field OB and OBe Binaries of the SMC Wing: Observational Properties and Population Modeling

Irene Vargas-Salazar, M. S. Oey, Jan J. Eldridge +9

We present a radial velocity (RV) survey of the field OB and OBe stars of the SMC Wing. We use multi-epoch observations of 55 targets obtained with the Magellan IMACS and M2FS mult…

astro-ph.GA2024

Accuracy of Stellar Mass-to-light Ratios of Nearby Galaxies in the Near-Infrared

Taehyun Kim, Minjin Kim, Luis C. Ho +12

Future satellite missions are expected to perform all-sky surveys, thus providing the entire sky near-infrared spectral data and consequently opening a new window to investigate th…

astro-ph.GA2024

Exploring Unobscured QSOs in the Southern Hemisphere with KS4

Yongjung Kim, Minjin Kim, Myungshin Im +7

We present a catalog of unobscured QSO candidates in the southern hemisphere from the early interim data of the KMTNet Synoptic Survey of Southern Sky (KS4). The KS4 data covers $\…

astro-ph.GA2024

Red Type-1 Quasars after Cosmic Noon and Impact on -related Quasar Statistics

Yongjung Kim, Dohyeong Kim, Myungshin Im +1

Over the past decades, nearly a million quasars have been explored to shed light on the evolution of supermassive black holes and galaxies. The ultraviolet-to-optical spectra of ty…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 8 cited

Eddington Ratios of Dust-obscured Quasars at : Evidence Supporting Dust-obscured Quasars as Young Quasars

Dohyeong Kim, Yongjung Kim, Myungshin Im +4

Dust-obscured quasars have been suspected as the intermediate stage galaxies between merger-driven star-forming galaxies and unobscured quasars. This merger-driven galaxy evolution…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 15 cited

Estimators of Bolometric Luminosity and Black Hole Mass with Mid-infrared Continuum Luminosities for Dust-obscured Quasars: Prevalence of Dust-obscured SDSS Quasars

Dohyeong Kim, Myungshin Im, Minjin Kim +4

We present bolometric luminosity () and black hole (BH) mass () estimators based on mid-infrared (MIR) continuum luminosity (hereafter, ) that…

astro-ph.GA2023

Photometric Selection of Unobscured QSOs in the Ecliptic Poles: KMTNet in the South Field and Pan-STARRS in the North Field

Woowon Byun, Minjin Kim, Yun-Kyeong Sheen +18

We search for quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) in a wide area of the south ecliptic pole (SEP) field, which has been and will continue to be intensively explored through various space…

astro-ph.GA2022

Newly discovered quasars based on deep learning and Bayesian information criterion

Suhyun Shin, Myungshin Im, Yongjung Kim +1

We report the discovery of four quasars with mag at and supermassive black hole mass measurement for one of the quasars. They were selected as pro…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 4 cited

The quasar luminosity function at via deep learning and Bayesian information criterion

Suhyun Shin, Myungshin Im, Yongjung Kim

Understanding the faint end of quasar luminosity function at a high redshift is important since the number density of faint quasars is a critical element in constraining ultraviole…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 7 cited

The Infrared Medium-deep Survey. IX. Discovery of Two New Quasars and Space Density down to mag

Yongjung Kim, Myungshin Im, Yiseul Jeon +17

We present the result of the Infrared Medium-deep Survey (IMS) quasar survey, using the combination of the IMS near-infrared images and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope…

astro-ph.GA2022

High- Universe probed via Lensing by QSOs (HULQ) II. Deep GMOS spectroscopy of a QSO lens candidate

Yoon Chan Taak, Myungshin Im, Yongjung Kim +2

Galaxies and their central supermassive black holes are known to coevolve, but the physical background for this is unknown as of yet. The High- Universe probed via Lensing by QS…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 20 cited

ALMA/ACA CO Survey of the IC 1459 and NGC 4636 Groups: Environmental Effects on the Molecular Gas of Group Galaxies

Bumhyun Lee, Jing Wang, Aeree Chung +30

We present new results of a 12CO(J=1-0) imaging survey using the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) for 31 HI detected galaxies in the IC 1459 and NGC 4636 groups. This is the first CO im…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 16 cited

Pure Density Evolution of the Ultraviolet Quasar Luminosity Function at

Yongjung Kim, Myungshin Im

Quasar luminosity function (QLF) shows the active galactic nucleus (AGN) demography as a result of the combination of the growth and the evolution of black holes, galaxies, and dar…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 32 cited

The Infrared Medium-deep Survey. VIII. Quasar Luminosity Function at

Yongjung Kim, Myungshin Im, Yiseul Jeon +27

Faint quasars with mag are known to be the potentially important contributors to the ultraviolet ionizing background in the post-reionization era. Howeve…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 15 cited

The Infrared Medium-deep Survey. \Romannum{7}. Faint Quasars at in the ELAIS-N1 Field

Suhyun Shin, Myungshin Im, Yongjung Kim +26

The intergalactic medium (IGM) at 5 to 6 is largely ionized, and yet the main source for the IGM ionization in the early universe is uncertain. Of the possible contributors…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 10 cited

More connected, more active: galaxy clusters and groups at z~1 and the connection between their quiescent galaxy fractions and large-scale environments

Seong-Kook Lee, Myungshin Im, Minhee Hyun +4

High-redshift galaxy clusters, unlike local counterparts, show diverse star formation activities. However, it is still unclear what keeps some of the high-redshift clusters active…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 8 cited

High Star Formation Rates of Low Eddington Ratio Quasars at

Yongjung Kim, Myungshin Im

Recent simulation studies suggest that the supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth in the early universe may precede the prolonged intense star formation within its host galaxy, inst…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 1 cited

Intensive Monitoring Survey of Nearby Galaxies (IMSNG)

Myungshin Im, Changsu Choi, Sungyong Hwang +46

Intensive Monitoring Survey of Nearby Galaxies (IMSNG) is a high cadence observation program monitoring nearby galaxies with high probabilities of hosting supernovae (SNe). IMSNG a…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 20 cited

The Infrared Medium-deep Survey. VI. Discovery of Faint Quasars at with a Medium-band-based Approach

Yongjung Kim, Myungshin Im, Yiseul Jeon +25

The faint quasars with mag are known to hold the key to the determination of the ultraviolet emissivity for the cosmic re-ionization. But only a few have been identi…