Cosmological simulations predict that AGN preferentially live in gas-rich, star-forming galaxies despite effective feedback

SR Ward, CM Harrison, T Costa… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Negative feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) is the leading mechanism for the
quenching of massive galaxies in the vast majority of modern galaxy evolution models …

The Past and Future of Mid-Infrared Studies of AGN

A Sa**a, M Lacy, A Pope - Universe, 2022 - mdpi.com
Observational studies of AGN in the mid-infrared regime are crucial to our understanding of
AGN and their role in the evolution of galaxies. Mid-IR-based selection of AGN is …

The molecular gas main sequence and Schmidt–Kennicutt relation are fundamental, the star-forming main sequence is a (useful) byproduct

WM Baker, R Maiolino, F Belfiore… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We investigate the relationship between the star formation rate (SFR), stellar mass (M*), and
molecular gas mass () for local star-forming galaxies. We further investigate these …

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 …

The EDGE–CALIFA survey: central molecular gas depletion in AGN host galaxies–a smoking gun for quenching?

SL Ellison, T Wong, SF Sánchez… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Feedback from an active galactic nucleus (AGN) is often implicated as a mechanism that
leads to the quenching of galactic star formation. However, AGN-driven quenching is …

High resolution modelling of [CII],[CI],[OIII], and CO line emission from the interstellar medium and circumgalactic medium of a star-forming galaxy at z∼ 6.5

A Schimek, D Decataldo, S Shen, C Cicone… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
The circumgalactic medium (CGM) is a crucial component of galaxy evolution, but thus far its
physical properties are highly unconstrained. As of yet, no cosmological simulation has …

SUPER-VI. A giant molecular halo around az∼ 2 quasar

C Cicone, V Mainieri, C Circosta, D Kakkad… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We present the discovery of copious molecular gas in the halo of cid_346, az= 2.2 quasar
studied as part of the SINFONI survey for Unveiling the Physics and Effect of Radiative …

Galaxy mergers can initiate quenching by unlocking an AGN-driven transformation of the baryon cycle

JJ Davies, A Pontzen, RA Crain - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We use zoom simulations to show how merger-driven disruption of the gas disc in a galaxy
provides its central active galactic nucleus (AGN) with fuel to drive outflows that entrain and …

Evidence for extended gaseous reservoirs around AGN at cosmic noon from ALMA CO (3− 2) observations

GC Jones, R Maiolino, C Circosta… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Gaseous outflows are key phenomena in the evolution of galaxies, as they affect star
formation (either positively or negatively), eject gas from the core or disc, and directly cause …

XXL-HSC: Link between AGN activity and star formation in the early Universe (z⩾ 3.5)

E Pouliasis, G Mountrichas, I Georgantopoulos… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
In this work, our aim is to investigate the star formation rate (SFR) of the host galaxies of
active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the early Universe. To this end, we constructed a sample of …