The coevolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes: insights from surveys of the contemporary universe

TM Heckman, PN Best - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
We summarize what large surveys of the contemporary Universe have taught us about the
physics and phenomenology of the processes that link the formation and evolution of …

Active galactic nuclei: what's in a name?

P Padovani, DM Alexander, RJ Assef… - The Astronomy and …, 2017 - Springer
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are energetic astrophysical sources powered by accretion onto
supermassive black holes in galaxies, and present unique observational signatures that …

The art of measuring physical parameters in galaxies: a critical assessment of spectral energy distribution fitting techniques

C Pacifici, KG Iyer, B Mobasher… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The study of galaxy evolution hinges on our ability to interpret multiwavelength galaxy
observations in terms of their physical properties. To do this, we rely on spectral energy …

Dusty star-forming galaxies at high redshift

CM Casey, D Narayanan, A Cooray - Physics Reports, 2014 - Elsevier
Far-infrared and submillimeter wavelength surveys have now established the important role
of dusty, star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) in the assembly of stellar mass and the evolution of …

Mid-infrared selection of active galactic nuclei with the wide-field infrared survey explorer. i. characterizing wise-selected active galactic nuclei in cosmos

D Stern, RJ Assef, DJ Benford, A Blain… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is an extremely capable and
efficient black hole finder. We present a simple mid-infrared color criterion, W1− W2⩾ 0.8 …

The LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: Deep Fields data release 1. V. Survey description, source classifications, and host galaxy properties

PN Best, R Kondapally, WL Williams… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Source classifications, stellar masses, and star-formation rates are presented for≈ 80 000
radio sources from the first data release of the Low Frequency Array Two-metre Sky Survey …

Spectral energy distributions and multiwavelength selection of type 1 quasars

GT Richards, M Lacy, LJ Storrie-Lombardi… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an analysis of the mid-infrared (MIR) and optical properties of type 1 (broad-line)
quasars detected by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The MIR color-redshift relation is …

Mid-infrared selection of active galaxies

D Stern, P Eisenhardt, V Gorjian… - The Astrophysical …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Mid-infrared photometry provides a robust technique for identifying active galaxies. While
the ultraviolet to mid-infrared (λ≲ 5 μm) continuum of stellar populations is dominated by the …

The Spitzer–WISE Survey of the Ecliptic Poles

TH Jarrett, M Cohen, F Masci, E Wright… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We have carried out a survey of the north and south ecliptic poles, EP-N and EP-S,
respectively, with the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer …

Identifying luminous active galactic nuclei in deep surveys: revised IRAC selection criteria

JL Donley, AM Koekemoer, M Brusa… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Spitzer/IRAC selection is a powerful tool for identifying luminous active galactic nuclei
(AGNs). For deep IRAC data, however, the AGN selection wedges currently in use are …