Nuclear Activity in Galaxies: a 3D Perspective from the Nucleus to the Outskirts

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    This project consists of two main research lines. First, the study of quasar-driven outflows in luminous and nearby obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN) and the impact that they have on their massive host galaxies (AGN feedback). To do so, we have obtained Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) infrared and optical observations with the instruments CanariCam, EMIR and MEGARA, as well as with ALMA in the sub-mm/mm regime. Part of this project is being done within the framework of the H2020 Innovative Training Network BID4BEST. The group is also devoted to obtain and exploit observing time with the JWST and ALMA as part of the GATOS consortium (Galactic Activity, Torus and Outflow Survey) with the aim of characterizing nuclear obscuration and the gas flow cycle in local AGN. Second, the application of integral field spectroscopy to the study of extended objects (active and star forming galaxies) to investigate the triggering of both phenomena. We also contribute to the development of new instruments and data analysis procedures related to 3D observing techniques. In particular, we participate in the development of HARMONI, the first-light high-spatial resolution integral field spectrograph for the ESO Extremely Large Telescope.

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    1. Publication of a letter in MNRAS in which we studied the interplay between the ionized gas winds and the young stellar populations in the type-2 quasar Mrk 34 (Bessiere & Ramos Almeida 2022). We find evidence of positive and negative feedback happening in different parts of the same galaxy, induced by the ionized outflow. This study, part of the QSOFEED project, opens a new window to investigate the direct impact of nuclear activity on star formation in galaxies.

    2. Publication of a detailed study of the ionized and warm molecular gas kinematics in the type-2 quasar J0945+1737, part of the QSOFEED sample (Speranza et al. 2022). We reported measurements of an ionized outflow with a maximum outflow rate of 51 Msun/yr, and lack of its warm molecular counterpart.

    3. The European Network H2020-ITN-2019 "Big Data Applications for Black Hole Evolution Studies" (BID4BEST) started on March, 1st 2020 (end date Feb, 28th 2024). PhD student Giovanna Speranza started her contract at the IAC in September 2020.

    4. The total budget awarded to this project through external funding sources corresponds to 1.152.000 euros (452.000 euros - PI: C. Ramos & 700.000 euros - PI: B. García). This only includes projects starting in or after 2020, and most of the funding has been invested in hiring new researchers. Currently we are the IAC group with larger female participation.

    5. Publication of the two first papers based on the GATOS sample (García-Burillo et al. 2021; Alonso-Herrero et al. 2021). The GATOS collaboration was awarded two JWST proposals in Cycle 1, led by D. Rosario (University of Newcastle, UK) and T. Shimizu (MPE, Germany).

    6. Publication of a study of the morphology and kinematics of the cold molecular in a sample of type-2 quasars (QSO2s) at z=0.1 (Ramos Almeida et al. 2022). The study is based on data from the ALMA interferometer in the mm range, and it is part of the QSOFEED project.

    7. Publication of the work García-Lorenzo et al. (2022), which presents an analysis of the capabilities of HARMONI to reveal the stellar morpho-kinematic properties of the host galaxies of AGNs at cosmic noon.

    Related publications

    Composite Bulges. III. A Study of Nuclear Star Clusters in Nearby Spiral Galaxies 2023ApJ...958..100A
    Disc galaxies are still settling. Discovery of the smallest nuclear discs and their young stellar bars 2023A&A...678A.202D
    Complex AGN feedback in the Teacup galaxy. A powerful ionised galactic outflow, jet-ISM interaction, and evidence for AGN-triggered star formation in a giant bubble 2023A&A...678A.127V
    Testing Physical Scenarios for the Reflection Features of Type-1 AGNs using XMM-Newton and NuSTAR Simultaneous Observations 2023ApJ...954...96V
    Disk Galaxies Are Self-similar: The Universality of the H I-to-Halo Mass Ratio for Isolated Disks 2023ApJ...952L..41K
    The role of grain size in active galactic nuclei torus dust models 2023A&A...676A..73G
    Mapping the stellar population and gas excitation of MaNGA galaxies with MEGACUBES. Results for AGN versus control sample 2023MNRAS.524.5640R
    AGN feedback in action in the molecular gas ring of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 7172 2023A&A...675A..88A
    A radio-jet-driven outflow in the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2110? 2023A&A...675A..58P
    Spatially resolved chemodynamics of the starburst dwarf galaxy CGCG 007-025: evidence for recent accretion of metal-poor gas 2023MNRAS.522.2089D
    Galaxy interactions are the dominant trigger for local type 2 quasars 2023MNRAS.522.1736P
    The miniJPAS survey: AGN and host galaxy coevolution of X-ray-selected sources 2023A&A...672A.137L
    Jet-induced molecular gas excitation and turbulence in the Teacup 2023A&A...671L..12A
    The AGNIFS survey: spatially resolved observations of hot molecular and ionized outflows in nearby active galaxies 2023MNRAS.521.1832R
    A new method for age-dating the formation of bars in disc galaxies. The TIMER view on NGC1433's old bar and the inside-out growth of its nuclear disc 2023A&A...671A...8D
    Deep Herschel observations of the 2 Jy sample: assessing the non-thermal and AGN contributions to the far-IR continuum 2023MNRAS.519.5807D
    Absence of nuclear polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission from a compact starburst: The case of the type-2 quasar Mrk 477 2023A&A...669L...5R
    The demographics of obscured AGN from X-ray spectroscopy guided by multiwavelength information 2023MNRAS.518.2546L
    CO in the ALMA Radio-source Catalogue (ARC): The molecular gas content of radio galaxies as a function of redshift 2022A&A...668A..67A
    Torus and polar dust dependence on active galactic nucleus properties 2022A&A...667A.140G
    The stellar populations of quiescent ultra-diffuse galaxies from optical to mid-infrared spectral energy distribution fitting 2022MNRAS.517.2231B
    A high angular resolution view of the PAH emission in Seyfert galaxies using JWST/MRS data 2022A&A...666L...5G
    Low-power jet-interstellar medium interaction in NGC 7319 revealed by JWST/MIRI MRS 2022A&A...665L..11P
    Warm molecular and ionized gas kinematics in the type-2 quasar J0945+1737 2022A&A...665A..55S
    Unexplored outflows in nearby low luminosity AGNs. The case of NGC 1052 2022A&A...664A.135C
    Lessons from the massive relic NGC 1277: Remaining in situstar formation in the cores of massive galaxies 2022MNRAS.515.4514S
    BASS. XXIX. The Near-infrared View of the Broad-line Region (BLR): The Effects of Obscuration in BLR Characterization 2022ApJS..261....8R
    BASS. XXV. DR2 Broad-line-based Black Hole Mass Estimates and Biases from Obscuration 2022ApJS..261....5M
    Testing the role of AGN on the star formation and metal enrichment of 'twin galaxies' 2022MNRAS.515..378A
    The MURALES survey. VI. Properties and origin of the extended line emission structures in radio galaxies 2022A&A...662A..23B
    Spatially resolved evidence of the impact of quasar-driven outflows on recent star formation: the case of Mrk 34 2022MNRAS.512L..54B
    Low-metallicity globular clusters in the low-mass isolated spiral galaxy NGC 2403 2022MNRAS.512..802F
    Quantifying the cool ISM in radio AGNs: evidence for late-time retriggering by galaxy mergers and interactions 2022MNRAS.512...86B
    HARMONI view of the host galaxies of active galactic nuclei around cosmic noon. Resolved stellar morpho-kinematics and the M<SUB>BH</SUB> − σ<SUB>⋆</SUB> relation 2022A&A...659A..79G
    The Complex Infrared Dust Continuum Emission of NGC 1068: Ground-based N- and Q-band Spectroscopy and New Radiative Transfer Models 2022ApJ...926..192V
    The diverse cold molecular gas contents, morphologies, and kinematics of type-2 quasars as seen by ALMA 2022A&A...658A.155R
    Do AGN triggering mechanisms vary with radio power? - II. The importance of mergers as a function of radio power and optical luminosity 2022MNRAS.510.1163P
    CO kinematics unveil outflows plausibly driven by a young jet in the gigahertz peaked radio core of NGC 6328 2021AN....342.1160P
    Black hole feeding and star formation in NGC 1808 2021A&A...656A..60A
    Modeling the Unresolved NIR-MIR SEDs of Local (z &lt; 0.1) QSOs 2021ApJ...922..157M

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