AGN feedback and star formation of quasar host galaxies: insights from the molecular gas

J Shangguan, LC Ho, FE Bauer, R Wang… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Molecular gas serves as a key probe of the complex interplay between black hole accretion
and star formation in the host galaxies of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). We use CO (2–1) …

Observational Tests of Active Galactic Nuclei Feedback: An Overview of Approaches and Interpretation

CM Harrison, C Ramos Almeida - Galaxies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Growing supermassive black holes (Active Galactic Nuclei; AGN) release energy with the
potential to alter their host galaxies and larger-scale environment; a process named “AGN …

High molecular gas content and star formation rates in local galaxies that host quasars, outflows, and jets

ME Jarvis, CM Harrison, V Mainieri… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We use a sample of powerful z\,≈\,0.1 type 2 quasars ('obscured'; log LAGN/erg s ^-
1\,\gtrsim\,45), which host kpc-scale ionized outflows and jets, to identify possible signatures …

Stellar and black hole assembly in z < 0.3 infrared-luminous mergers: intermittent starbursts versus super-Eddington accretion

D Farrah, A Efstathiou, J Afonso… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We study stellar and black hole mass assembly in a sample of 42 infrared-luminous galaxy
mergers at z< 0.3 by combining results from radiative transfer modelling with archival …

Investigating the Star Formation Rates of Active Galactic Nucleus Hosts Relative to the Star-forming Main Sequence

N Cristello, F Zou, WN Brandt, CTJ Chen… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A fundamental question in galaxy and black hole evolution remains how galaxies and their
supermassive black holes have evolved together over cosmic time. Specifically, it is still …

Ionized Outflows in Nearby Quasars Are Poorly Coupled to Their Host Galaxies

J Molina, LC Ho, R Wang, J Shangguan… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We analyze Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer observations of nine low-redshift (z<
0.1) Palomar-Green quasar host galaxies to investigate the spatial distribution and …

The infrared emission and vigorous star formation of low-redshift quasars

Y **e, LC Ho, MY Zhuang… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The star formation activity of the host galaxies of active galactic nuclei provides valuable
insights into the complex interconnections between black hole growth and galaxy evolution …

Relation between AGN type and host galaxy properties

VA Masoura, G Mountrichas, I Georgantopoulos… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We use 3213 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) from the XMM-XXL northern field to investigate
the relation of AGN type with host galaxy properties. Applying a Bayesian method, we derive …

The role of AGN and obscuration in the position of the host galaxy relative to the main sequence

G Mountrichas, V Buat, G Yang, M Boquien… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We use X-ray active galactic nuclei (AGN) observed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory
within the 9.3 deg 2 Boötes field of the NDWFS to study whether there is a correlation …

The impact of ionized outflows from z ∼ 2.5 quasars is not through instantaneous in situ quenching: the evidence from ALMA and VLT/SINFONI

J Scholtz, CM Harrison, DJ Rosario… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present high-resolution (∼ 2.4 kpc) ALMA band 7 observations (rest-frame λ∼ 250 m) of
three powerful z∼ 2.5 quasars (L bol= 1047.3–1047.5 erg s− 1). These targets have …