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20142026
most citedA Herschel/PACS Far Infrared Line Emission Survey of Local Luminous Infrared Galaxies

283 citations · 1.9k across the 72 of their papers we have counts for

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72 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

Direct Tests of Black Hole Accretion Rate Prescriptions: I. Bondi Accretion at Different Scales

James Agostino, Ming-Yi Lin, Natasha Jones +9

We present spatially resolved parsec-scale measurements of nuclear conditions (gas density and kinetic temperature) relevant for black hole accretion rate predictions in the Seyfer…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

Multiphase images of a powerful supernova-driven wind in the early Universe

Rebecca L. Davies, D. B. Fisher, R. Herrera-Camus +38

Galactic winds are considered a likely driver of rapid quenching in early massive galaxies, but until now there has been no direct evidence that such systems drive winds powerful e…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Multi-phase Biconical Outflow in the local IR-Luminous Merger IRASF01364-1042

Y. Song, V. U, J. Kader +37

We investigate the spatially-resolved ISM properties of the local (), IR-luminous (\,L), late-stage galaxy merger IRAS F01364-1042, comb…

astro-ph.GA2026

The PARADIGM Project II: Characterising Nuclear and Diffuse Radio Components in Local U/LIRGs

Geferson Lucatelli, Rob Beswick, Javier Moldón +14

Disentangling SF and AGN emission is essential for understanding galaxy evolution, yet remains challenging in merging systems where both processes are enhanced and spatially intert…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

Probing Heavily Obscured AGN in Major Galaxy Mergers Using the mm-X-ray Correlation

M. Droguett-Callejas, E. Treister, L. Barcos-Muñoz +10

The study of heavily obscured supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth in late-stage galaxy mergers is challenging: column densities can bloc…

astro-ph.GA2026

Radio-Near Infrared Imaging of Dual Active Galactic Nuclei Candidates

Makoto A. Johnstone, Ilsang Yoon, Emmanuel Momjian +13

We report the results of a pilot study that searched for dual active galactic nuclei (AGN) in local (0.25) galaxies hosting double-peaked narrow emission lines in their optical…

astro-ph.GA2026

Constraining Nuclear Molecular Gas Content with High-resolution CO Imaging of GOALS Galaxies

James Agostino, Anne M. Medling, Loreto Barcos-Muñoz +11

We present measurements of the cool molecular gas mass around the nuclei of two gas-rich mergers, III Zw 035 and IRAS F01364-1042, whose enclosed masses (M) within t…

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

JWST View of the Supernebula in NGC 5253. I. Overview and Continuum Features

Jean L. Turner, Sara C. Beck, Elm A. Zweig +7

We present 5-28m imaging spectroscopy of the "supernebula" in the dwarf galaxy NGC 5253 made with the JWST MIRI-MRS integral field spectrometer. NGC 5253 hosts a luminous ($L\si…

astro-ph.GA2025

Molecular Gas in Major Mergers Hosting Dual and Single AGN at <10 kpc Nuclear Separations

Makoto A. Johnstone, Ezequiel Treister, Franz E. Bauer +24

We present high-resolution (50100 pc) Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) observations of CO(2-1) or CO(1-0) emission in seven local ( 0.05)…

astro-ph.GA2025

Characterizing the star cluster populations in Stephan's Quintet using HST and JWST observations

P. Aromal, S. C. Gallagher, K. Fedotov +14

Stephan's Quintet (SQ) is a local compact galaxy group system that exhibits significant star formation activity. A history of tidal interactions between its four member galaxies an…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 15 cited

The ALMA-CRISTAL survey: Resolved kinematic studies of main sequence star-forming galaxies at 4<z<6

Lilian L. Lee, Natascha M. Förster Schreiber, Rodrigo Herrera-Camus +30

We present a detailed kinematic study of a sample of 32 massive () main-sequence star-forming galaxies (MS SFGs) at from…

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

The Relationship Between Eddington Ratio and Column Density in U/LIRG AGN

Jaya Nagarajan-Swenson, George C. Privon, Aaron S. Evans +8

The local X-ray AGN population appears to follow a growth cycle regulated by the AGN's own radiation, marked by changes in their obscuration and Eddington ratio during accretion ev…

astro-ph.GA2025

Searching for Compact Obscured Nuclei in Compton Thick AGN

Makoto A. Johnstone, George C. Privon, Loreto Barcos-Munoz +16

Compact Obscured Nuclei (CONs) are heavily obscured infrared cores that have been found in local (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies (U/LIRGs). They show bright emission from vibrati…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-CRISTAL survey: weak evidence for star-formation driven outflows in main-sequence galaxies

Jack E. Birkin, Justin S. Spilker, Rodrigo Herrera-Camus +23

There is a broad consensus from theory that stellar feedback in galaxies at high redshifts is essential to their evolution, alongside conflicting evidence in the observational lite…

astro-ph.GA2025

Nuclear Spectral Energy Distributions of Luminous Infrared Galaxies

Tianmu Gao, Vivian U, Connor W. Auge +10

We present nuclear (100-150 pc) spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for a sample of 23 nearby luminous infrared galaxies hosting a total of 28 nuclei. We gather aperture photometr…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 9 cited

BASS XLVII: 22 GHz Radio Atlas of Swift-BAT Selected AGN

Macon Magno, Krista L. Smith, O. Ivy Wong +16

We present the third phase of the largest high-frequency, high-resolution imaging survey of 231 nearby, hard X-ray selected AGN, with a very high detection fraction. T…

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★ 2 cited

The Arp 240 Galaxy Merger: A Detailed Look at the Molecular Kennicutt-Schmidt Star Formation Law on Sub-kpc Scales

Alejandro Saravia, Eduardo Rodas-Quito, Loreto Barcos-Muñoz +25

The molecular Kennicutt-Schmidt (mK-S) Law has been key for understanding star formation (SF) in galaxies across all redshifts. However, recent sub-kpc observations of nearby galax…

astro-ph.GA2024

Bird's-eye View of Molecular Gas across Stephan's Quintet Galaxy Group and Intra-group Medium

B. H. C. Emonts, P. N. Appleton, U. Lisenfeld +15

We present the large-scale distribution and kinematics of cold molecular gas across the compact galaxy group Stephan's Quintet, based on CO(2-1) observations performed with the Ata…