Circumbinary accretion: From binary stars to massive binary black holes
We review recent works on the dynamics of circumbinary accretion, including time variability,
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …
JADES-The diverse population of infant black holes at 4< z< 11: Merging, tiny, poor, but mighty
R Maiolino, J Scholtz, E Curtis-Lake, S Carniani… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Spectroscopy with the James Webb Space Telescope has opened the possibility of
identifying moderate-luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the early Universe, at and …
identifying moderate-luminosity active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the early Universe, at and …
Statistics of Galactic-scale Quasar Pairs at Cosmic Noon
The statistics of galactic-scale quasar pairs can elucidate our understanding of the
dynamical evolution of supermassive black hole (SMBH) pairs, the duty cycles of quasar …
dynamical evolution of supermassive black hole (SMBH) pairs, the duty cycles of quasar …
New multiple AGN systems with subarcsec separation: Confirmation of candidates selected via the novel GMP method
The existence of multiple active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at small projected distances on the
sky is due to either the presence of multiple, inspiraling supermassive black holes, or to …
sky is due to either the presence of multiple, inspiraling supermassive black holes, or to …
Properties and evolution of dual and offset AGN in the ASTRID simulation at z ∼ 2
We examine the dual [both black hole (BH) active] and offset (one BH active and in distinct
galaxies) active galactic nucleus (AGN) population (comprising∼ 2000 pairs at) at z= 2∼ 3 …
galaxies) active galactic nucleus (AGN) population (comprising∼ 2000 pairs at) at z= 2∼ 3 …
GA-NIFS: JWST discovers an offset AGN 740 million years after the big bang
H Übler, R Maiolino, PG Pérez-González… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT A surprising finding of recent studies is the large number of Active Galactic
Nuclei (AGN) associated with moderately massive black holes (), in the first billion years …
Nuclei (AGN) associated with moderately massive black holes (), in the first billion years …
MUSE adaptive-optics spectroscopy confirms dual active galactic nuclei and strongly lensed systems at sub-arcsec separation
M Scialpi, F Mannucci, C Marconcini, G Venturi… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
The novel Gaia multi peak (GMP) technique has proven to be able to successfully select
dual and lensed active galactic nuclei (AGN) candidates at sub-arcsecond separations. Both …
dual and lensed active galactic nuclei (AGN) candidates at sub-arcsecond separations. Both …
Varstrometry for Off-nucleus and Dual Subkiloparsec AGN (VODKA). SDSS J1608+ 2716: A Subarcsecond Quadruply Lensed Quasar at z= 2.575
Abstract We report Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Wide Field Camera 3 deep IR (F160W)
imaging of SDSS J1608+ 2716. This system, located at a redshift of z= 2.575, was recently …
imaging of SDSS J1608+ 2716. This system, located at a redshift of z= 2.575, was recently …
Testing the Radio-selection Method of Dual Active Galactic Nuclei in the Stripe 82 Field
AC Gross, H Fu, AD Myers, SG Djorgovski… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We test the merger-induced dual active galactic nuclei (dAGNs) paradigm using a sample of
35 radio galaxy pairs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82 field. Using Keck optical …
35 radio galaxy pairs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82 field. Using Keck optical …
Dual Active Galactic Nuclei: Precursors of Binary Supermassive Black Hole Formation and Mergers
The presence of dual active galactic nuclei (AGNs) on scales of a few tens of kiloparsecs
can be used to study merger-induced accretion on supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and …
can be used to study merger-induced accretion on supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and …