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231. Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. II. z<0.1
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/832/67
Title:
Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. II. z<0.1
Short Name:
J/ApJ/832/67
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present optical long-slit observations of the complete sample of 71 Type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) with double-peaked narrow emission lines at z<0.1 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Double-peaked emission lines are produced by a variety of mechanisms including disk rotation, kiloparsec-scale dual AGNs, and narrow-line region (NLR) kinematics (outflows or inflows). We develop a novel kinematic classification technique to determine the nature of these objects using long-slit spectroscopy alone. We determine that 86% of the double-peaked profiles are produced by moderate-luminosity AGN outflows, 6% are produced by rotation, and 8% are ambiguous. While we are unable to directly identify dual AGNs with long-slit data alone, we explore their potential kinematic classifications with this method. We also find a positive correlation between the NLR size and luminosity of the AGN NLRs (R_NLR_{propto}L_[OIII]_^0.21+/-0.05^), indicating a clumpy two-zone ionization model for the NLR.
232. Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. IV. Mergers
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/867/66
Title:
Double-peaked narrow lines in AGN. IV. Mergers
Short Name:
J/ApJ/867/66
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Double-peaked narrow emission lines in active galactic nucleus (AGN) spectra can be produced by AGN outflows, rotation, or dual AGNs, which are AGN pairs in ongoing galaxy mergers. Consequently, double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines are useful tracers of the coevolution of galaxies and their supermassive black holes, as driven by AGN feedback and AGN fueling. We investigate this concept further with follow-up optical longslit observations of a sample of 95 Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) galaxies that have double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines. Based on a kinematic analysis of the longslit spectra, we confirm previous work that finds that the majority of double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines are associated with outflows. We also find that eight of the galaxies have companion galaxies with line-of-sight velocity separations <500km/s and physical separations <30kpc. Since we find evidence of AGNs in both galaxies, all eight of these systems are compelling dual AGN candidates. Galaxies with double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines occur in such galaxy mergers at least twice as often as typical active galaxies. Finally, we conclude that at least 3% of SDSS galaxies with double-peaked narrow AGN emission lines are found in galaxy mergers where both galaxies are resolved in SDSS imaging.
233. Dual AGNs in the nearby Universe
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/746/L22
Title:
Dual AGNs in the nearby Universe
Short Name:
J/ApJ/746/L22
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We study the fraction of dual active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in a sample of 167 nearby (z < 0.05), moderate-luminosity, ultra-hard X-ray-selected AGNs from the all-sky Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) survey. Combining new Chandra and Gemini observations together with optical and X-ray observations, we find that the dual AGN frequency at scales <100 kpc is ~10% (16/167). Of the 16 dual AGNs, only 3 (19%) were detected using X-ray spectroscopy and were not detected using emission line diagnostics. Close dual AGNs (<30 kpc) tend to be more common among the most X-ray luminous systems. In dual AGNs, the X-ray luminosity of both AGNs increases strongly with decreasing galaxy separation, suggesting that the merging event is key in powering both AGNs. Fifty percent of the AGNs with a very close companion (<15 kpc) are dual AGNs. We also find that dual AGNs are more likely to occur in major mergers and tend to avoid absorption line galaxies with elliptical morphologies. Finally, we find that SDSS Seyferts are much less likely than BAT AGNs (0.25% versus 7.8%) to be found in dual AGNs at scales <30 kpc because of a smaller number of companion galaxies, fiber collision limits, a tendency for AGNs at small separations to be detected only in X-rays, and a higher fraction of dual AGN companions with increasing AGN luminosity.
234. Dust emission from unobscured AGN
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/697/182
Title:
Dust emission from unobscured AGN
Short Name:
J/ApJ/697/182
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We use mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy of unobscured active galactic nuclei (AGNs) to reveal their native dusty environments. We concentrate on Seyfert 1 galaxies, observing a sample of 31 with the Infrared Spectrograph aboard the Spitzer Space Telescope, and compare them with 21 higher luminosity quasar counterparts.
235. ECDFS sources optical/IR counterparts
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/436/3759
Title:
ECDFS sources optical/IR counterparts
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/436/3759
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The sub-mJy radio population is a mixture of active systems, that is star-forming galaxies (SFGs) and active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We study a sample of 883 radio sources detected at 1.4GHz in a deep Very Large Array survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field-South that reaches a best rms sensitivity of 6{mu}Jy. We have used a simple scheme to disentangle SFGs, radio-quiet (RQ), and radio-loud (RL) AGNs based on the combination of radio data with Chandra X-ray data and mid-infrared observations from Spitzer. We find that at flux densities between about 30 and 100{mu}Jy, the radio population is dominated by SFGs (~60%) and that RQ AGNs become increasingly important over RL ones below 100 {mu}Jy. We also compare the host galaxy properties of the three classes in terms of morphology, optical colours and stellar masses. Our results show that both SFG and RQ AGN host galaxies have blue colours and late-type morphology while RL AGNs tend to be hosted by massive red galaxies with early-type morphology. This supports the hypothesis that radio emission in SFGs and RQ AGNs mainly comes from the same physical process: star formation in the host galaxy.
236. Eddington ratios of faint AGN
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/492/637
Title:
Eddington ratios of faint AGN
Short Name:
J/A+A/492/637
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We use one of the deepest spectroscopic samples of broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGN) currently available, extracted from the VIMOS VLT Deep Survey (VVDS, Cat. <III/250>), to compute the MgII and CIV virial-mass estimates of 120 super-massive black holes in the redshift range 1.0<z<1.9 and 2.6<z<4.3.
237. Einstein EMSS Survey
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/IX/15
Title:
Einstein EMSS Survey
Short Name:
IX/15
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The Einstein Extended Medium Sensitivity Survey (EMSS) consists of 835 serendipitous X-ray sources detected at or above 4 times the rms level in 1435 IPC fields with their centers located away from the galactic plane. Their limiting sensitivities range from ~5*10-14 to to ~ 3*10-12 erg.cm-2.s-1 in the 0.3-3.5keV band. A total area of 778 square degrees of the high galactic latitude sky (|b|>20) has been covered. The analysis has been performed using data from the Rev 1 processing system at the CfA. The resulting EMSS catalog is a flux-limited and homogeneous sample of astronomical objects that can be used for statistical studies. Here we present the table listing all the sources taken from the publication referenced below and the optical identifications. At present over 96% of the 835 X-ray sources have been successfully identified in the following proportions: active galactic nuclei (QSO's, quasars and Seyfert), 51.1%; BL Lacertae objects, 4.3%; clusters of galaxies, 12.2%; normal galaxies, 2.1%; cooling flow galaxies, 0.6%; Galactic stars 25.8%; and unidentified, 3.9%. Most of the individual optical counterparts are previously unknown objects and so constitute large statistical samples independent of previously selection methods. The contents of the table is described below. The sky coverage computed for a specific assumed source spectrum is also given under "Additional Information" below. For further details please see the published articles: Gioia et al. 1990, Stocke et al. 1991.
238. eMERGE Survey. I. VLA 5.5GHz sources
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/471/210
Title:
eMERGE Survey. I. VLA 5.5GHz sources
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/471/210
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present new observations of the GOODS-N field obtained at 5.5GHz with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. The central region of the field was imaged to a median rms of 3{mu}Jy/beam with a resolution of 0.5 arcsec. From a 14-arcmin diameter region, we extracted a sample of 94 radio sources with signal-to-noise ratio greater than 5. Near-IR identifications are available for about ~88 per cent of the radio sources. We used different multiband diagnostics to separate active galactic nuclei (AGNs), both radiatively efficient and inefficient, from star-forming galaxies. From our analysis, we find that about 80 per cent of our radio-selected sample is AGN dominated, with the fraction rising to 92 per cent when considering only the radio sources with redshift >1.5. This large fraction of AGN-dominated radio sources at very low flux densities (the median flux density at 5.5GHz is 42{mu}Jy), where star-forming galaxies are expected to dominate, is somewhat surprising and at odds with other results. Our interpretation is that both the frequency and angular resolution of our radio observations strongly select against radio sources whose brightness distribution is diffuse on a scale of several kpc. Indeed, we find that the median angular sizes of the AGN-dominated sources is around 0.2-0.3arcsec against 0.8 arcsec for star-forming galaxies. This highlights the key role that high frequency radio observations can play in pinpointing AGN-driven radio emission at {mu}Jy levels. This work is part of the eMERGE legacy project.
239. Emission-line galaxies from SDSS. I.
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/201/31
Title:
Emission-line galaxies from SDSS. I.
Short Name:
J/ApJS/201/31
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Recently, much attention has been paid to double-peaked narrow emission-line (NEL) galaxies, some of which are suggested to be related to merging galaxies. We make a systematic search to build the largest sample of these sources from Data Release 7 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). With reasonable criteria for fluxes, FWHMs of the emission lines, and separations of the peaks, we select 3030 double-peaked NEL galaxies. In light of the existence of broad Balmer lines and the locations of the two components of double-peaked NELs distinguished by the Kauffmann et al. (2003MNRAS.346.1055K) criteria in the Baldwin-Phillips-Terlevich diagram, we find that there are 81 Type I active galactic nuclei (AGNs), 837 double Type II AGNs (2-Type II), 708 galaxies with double star-forming components (2-SF), 400 with mixed star-forming and Type II AGN components (Type II + SF), and 1004 unknown-type objects. As a by-product, a sample of galaxies (12582) with asymmetric or top-flat profiles of emission lines is established. After visually inspecting the SDSS images of the two samples, we find 54 galaxies with dual cores.
240. Emission-line galaxies in ZwCl0024.0+1652
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/578/A30
Title:
Emission-line galaxies in ZwCl0024.0+1652
Short Name:
J/A+A/578/A30
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The cores of clusters at 0<~z<~1 are dominated by quiescent early-type galaxies, whereas the field is dominated by star-forming late-type galaxies. Clusters grow through the accretion of galaxies and groups from the surrounding field, which implies that galaxy properties, notably the star formation ability, are altered as they fall into overdense regions. The critical issues for understanding this evolution are how the truncation of star formation is connected to the morphological transformation and what physical mechanism is responsible for these changes. The GaLAxy Cluster Evolution Survey (GLACE) is conducting a thorough study of the variations in galaxy properties (star formation, AGN activity, and morphology) as a function of environment in a representative and well-studied sample of clusters. To address these questions, the GLACE survey is making a deep panoramic survey of emission line galaxies (ELG), mapping a set of optical lines ([OII], [OIII], H{beta} and H{alpha}/[NII] when possible) in several galaxy clusters at z~0.40, 0.63, and 0.86. Using the tunable filters (TF) of the OSIRIS instrument at the 10.4m GTC telescope, the GLACE survey applies the technique of TF tomography: for each line, a set of images are taken through the OSIRIS TF, each image tuned at a different wavelength (equally spaced), to cover a rest frame velocity range of several thousand km/s centred on the mean cluster redshift, and scanned for the full TF field of view of an 8arcmin diameter. Here we present the first results of the GLACE project, targeting the H{alpha}/[NII] lines in the intermediate-redshift cluster ZwCl0024.0+1652 at z=0.395. Two pointings have been performed that cover ~2*r_vir_.