• An active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, with characteristics indicating that the luminosity is not produced by stars. (wikipedia.org)
  • This active galactic nucleus is also believed to have jets, as well as dusty winds, that flow out of the region around the black hole perpendicularly to the accretion disc around it. (eso.org)
  • 1ES1927+654 is a nearby active galactic nucleus (AGN) that has shown an enigmatic outburst in optical/UV followed by X-rays, exhibiting strange variability patterns at timescales of months to years. (iac.es)
  • The paper "Mass of the active galactic nucleus black hole XMMUJ134736.6+173403" , Kateřina Goluchová , Gabriel Török , Eva Šrámková , Marek A. Abramowicz (from CAMK PAN in Warsaw) , Zdeněk Stuchlík , Jiří Horák by makes such estimates for the X-ray AGN source XMMUJ134736.6+173403. (edu.pl)
  • Once the spectrum of NGC 4156 was reduced, broad hydrogen lines and a bright continuum emission in the blue part of the spectrum (the unambiguous signatures of an active galactic nucleus) unexpectedly showed up. (iac.es)
  • A previous narrow-slit ($0.1$ arcsec) Hubble Space Telescope observation unveiled a broad relativistic H$\alpha$ profile in NGC3147, a low-luminosity ($\mathrm{L_{bol}}\sim10^{42}$ erg s$^{-1}$), low-Eddington ratio ($\mathrm{L_{bol}/L_{Edd}}\sim10^{-4}$) active galactic nucleus (AGN), formerly believed to be a candidate true type 2 AGN intrinsically lacking the broad-line region. (arxiv.org)
  • We performed a rigorous reverberation-mapping analysis of the broad-line region (BLR) in a highly accreting ($L/L_{\mathrm{Edd}}=0.74-3.4$) active galactic nucleus, Markarian 142 (Mrk 142), for the first time using concurrent observations of the inner accretion disk and the BLR to determine a time lag for the $H\beta$ $\mathrm{\lambda}$4861 emission relative to the ultraviolet (UV) continuum variations. (arxiv.org)
  • We present radio continuum mapping, optical imaging, and spectroscopy of the newly discovered double-peaked, broad-lined active galactic nucleus (AGN) WISE J233237.05-505643.5 at redshift z = 0.3447. (harvard.edu)
  • An active galactic nucleus refers to the center of an active galaxy where there is intense radiation activity and not to the black hole only. (pdatlab.com)
  • We report the identification of a low-mass active galactic nucleus (AGN), DES J0218-0430, in a redshift z = 0.823 galaxy in the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Supernova field. (illinois.edu)
  • DES Collaboration 2020, ' Dark Energy Survey identification of a low-mass active galactic nucleus at redshift 0.823 from optical variability ', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , vol. 496, no. 3, pp. 3636-3647. (illinois.edu)
  • Although limited by strong caveats, we suggest that the hot arc may be (a) due to a compressed rim of cold gas pushed outwards by the radio bubble or (b) morphologically and energetically consistent with cavity-driven active galactic nucleus heating models invoked to quench cooling flows, in which the enthalpy of a buoyant X-ray cavity is locally thermalized as ambient gas rushes to refill its wake. (worktribe.com)
  • In 1943, Carl Seyfert published a paper in which he described observations of nearby galaxies having bright nuclei that were sources of unusually broad emission lines. (wikipedia.org)
  • Active galaxies such as these are known as Seyfert galaxies in honor of Seyfert's pioneering work. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some of the earliest detected radio sources are nearby active elliptical galaxies such as Messier 87 and Centaurus A. Another radio source, Cygnus A, was identified by Walter Baade and Rudolph Minkowski as a tidally distorted galaxy with an unusual emission-line spectrum, having a recessional velocity of 16,700 kilometers per second. (wikipedia.org)
  • We explore the cosmic evolution of galaxies and of their supermassive black holes through observations of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and of star-forming galaxies, both in the nearby and in the distant universe. (chalmers.se)
  • The purpose of this Observing Program is to provide an opportunity to observe or image various types of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), including Quasars, BL Lacertae Objects (BLO) and Seyfert galaxies. (astroleague.org)
  • Galaxies with active nuclei were studied in the early 1940's by Minkowski, Humason and Seyfert. (astroleague.org)
  • Active Galactic Nuclei are the highly energetic compact regions at the centers of some galaxies and are the most luminous sources of electromagnetic radiation in the universe. (astroleague.org)
  • 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). (iac.es)
  • We report ALMA observations of CO(3-2) emission in the Seyfert/nuclear starburst galaxy NGC 613, at a spatial resolution of 17 pc, as part of our NUclei of GAlaxies (NUGA) sample. (chalmers.se)
  • Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are compact regions at the center of galaxies that emit a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum. (pdatlab.com)
  • To answer these questions astronomers attempt to study populations of galaxies with active galactic nuclei (AGN) at all redshifts at many wavelengths (X-ray, optical, far-infrared, radio etc.) to observe both the optical stellar population and the jets simultaneously. (astrobites.org)
  • Seyfert galaxies were originally noted as having unusually bright, compact (starlike) nuclei. (ua.edu)
  • These are some of the questions that the Millennium Nucleus Physics of Active Matter seeks to answer. (iniciativamilenio.cl)
  • An investigation of the Millennium Nucleus Physics of Active Matter (University of Chile), Pennsylvania University, and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf could help to: comprehend multiple biological. (uchile.cl)
  • Scientists of the Millennium Nucleus Physics of Active Matter in Chile are leading an investigation that seeks to extend the current statistical laws to. (uchile.cl)
  • An interdisciplinary team from the Millennium Nucleus Physics of Active Matter is currently working with zebra fishes and annual fishes to understand the mechanical. (uchile.cl)
  • Scientists from the Millennium Nucleus Physics of Active Matter and the Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Educational Institution, Paris (ESPCI - École Supérieure de. (uchile.cl)
  • The relation between variability and star formation in Seyfert nuclei. (harvard.edu)
  • The central hypothesis of this paper is that nuclear starbursts can reproduce the observed properties of Seyfert nuclei. (harvard.edu)
  • The authors suggest that the so called Broad emission Line Region (BLR) observed in Seyfert type I nuclei may be young supernova remnants evolving in the high density nuclear inter-stellar medium. (harvard.edu)
  • The 1-17 μ m spectral energy distribution (SED) of the N and SW nuclei obtained by high-resolution imaging with the MIRLIN mid-infrared camera on Keck (Soifer et al. (aanda.org)
  • Spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of the central few tens of parsec region of some of the nearest active galactic nuclei (AGN) are presented. (iac.es)
  • Peering into the nucleus at these scales, it is found that the intrinsic shape of the spectral energy distribution of an AGN and inferred bolometric luminosity largely depart from those currently on use, mostly extracted from low resolution data. (iac.es)
  • Although the processing of moving visual signals depends upon the capability of a system to integrate spatial and temporal information, no study has investigated the spectral receptive field organization of the caudate nucleus neurons yet. (berenyilab.com)
  • A galaxy hosting an AGN is called an active galaxy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Further spectroscopic studies by astronomers including Vesto Slipher, Milton Humason, and Nicholas Mayall noted the presence of unusual emission lines in some galaxy nuclei. (wikipedia.org)
  • Currently many investigators are using "orientation-based" unified models to explain some of the differences between active galaxy types. (astroleague.org)
  • Artist's impression of an active galaxy that has jets. (eso.org)
  • Actually, the galaxy had been included in the students' target list just because it could be observed simultaneously with NGC 4151, a galaxy known to host a powerful active nucleus. (iac.es)
  • NGC 4156, previously considered a rather "dull" and uninteresting galaxy, revealed itself as hosting a so-called "changing-look" active nucleus. (iac.es)
  • In this survey, the X-ray space observatory observed numerous galaxy clusters and active galactic nuclei. (rankred.com)
  • Recently, ESA released the second batch of data of XXL Survey revealing the details of 365 galaxy clusters that trace a huge structure of the universe and its evolution, along with the information on 26,000 active galactic nuclei. (rankred.com)
  • In many of these, the nuclei are strongly overexposed to show the surrounding galaxy, producing diagonal diffraction spikes and other image artifacts. (ua.edu)
  • 2309.13418] Supermassive Black Holes with High Accretion Rates in Active Galactic Nuclei. (arxiv.org)
  • Download a PDF of the paper titled Supermassive Black Holes with High Accretion Rates in Active Galactic Nuclei. (arxiv.org)
  • Active Galactic Nuclei are among the most highly energetic objects in the universe, but they are still poorly understood. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Microinjections of a glutamate AMPA antagonist (DNQX) in medial shell of nucleus accumbens (NAc) can cause either intense appetitive motivation (i.e., 'desire') or intense defensive motivation (i.e., 'dread'), depending on site along a flexible rostrocaudal gradient and on environmental ambience. (jneurosci.org)
  • SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT A major hypothesis posits neuronal inhibitions in nucleus accumbens generate intense motivation. (jneurosci.org)
  • Microinjections in nucleus accumbens of glutamate antagonist, DNQX, which might suppress local neuronal firing, generate either appetitive or defensive motivation, depending on site and environmental factors. (jneurosci.org)
  • Is neuronal inhibition in nucleus accumbens required for such pharmacologically-induced motivations? (jneurosci.org)
  • These results may be relevant to roles of nucleus accumbens mechanisms in pathological motivations, including addiction and paranoia. (jneurosci.org)
  • Localized neuropharmacological glutamate blockade at sites in the medial shell of nucleus accumbens (NAc), by microinjections of the glutamate AMPA antagonist, DNQX, produce either intense appetitive behavior or fearful behavior. (jneurosci.org)
  • At the Solvay Conference on Physics in 1958, Ambartsumian presented a report arguing that "explosions in galactic nuclei cause large amounts of mass to be expelled. (wikipedia.org)
  • Therefore, advance in knowledge of the active matter it will not only be a contribution to physics, but could revolution other fields as medicine and nanotechnology. (iniciativamilenio.cl)
  • María Luisa Cordero, Alternate Director of the Millennial Nucleus Physics of Active Matter of the DFI-DFCM of the University of Chile, got the Regular Fondecyt. (uchile.cl)
  • Podcasts of physics, created and produced by the Millennial Nucleus Director, Rodrigo Soto, has already two seasons and seeks to reach teachers and graduates of. (uchile.cl)
  • Some early observations included the first spectroscopic detection of emission lines from the nuclei of NGC 1068 and Messier 81 by Edward Fath (published in 1909), and the discovery of the jet in Messier 87 by Heber Curtis (published in 1918). (wikipedia.org)
  • X-ray observations from space had hinted that the nucleus of NGC 4156 might be active, but no traces of such activity had ever been detected in the optical spectra, so that the nature of the nucleus of NGC 4156 remained unclear. (iac.es)
  • This thesis describes both optical and X-ray observations of Active Galactic Nuclei. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Here we report observations of quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions from the nucleus of GSN 069 over the course of 54 days, from December 2018 onwards. (nature.com)
  • The influence of bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus nucleus (NAcc) on the processing of reward in a gambling paradigm was investigated using H(2)[(15)O]-PET (positron emission tomography) in a 38-year-old man treated for severe alcohol addiction. (nih.gov)
  • Based upon our results, we suggest that the wide variety of spatio-temporal frequency response profiles might represent different functional neuronal groups within the caudate nucleus that subserve different behaviors to meet various environmental requirements. (berenyilab.com)
  • Analysis of data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory for the double nucleus ULIRG Mrk 273 reveals an absorbed hard X-ray source coincident with the southwest nucleus, implying that this unresolved, near-infrared source is where an active nucleus resides, while the northern nuclear region contains a powerful starburst that dominates the far infrared luminosity. (aanda.org)
  • 2007 ) spectra originate in the N nucleus, in agreement with a strong starburst. (aanda.org)
  • The observed characteristics of an AGN depend on several properties such as the mass of the central black hole, the rate of gas accretion onto the black hole, the orientation of the accretion disk, the degree of obscuration of the nucleus by dust, and presence or absence of jets. (wikipedia.org)
  • If the observed properties are not unique to GSN 069, and assuming standard scaling of timescales with black hole mass and accretion properties, typical active galactic nuclei with higher-mass black holes can be expected to exhibit high-amplitude optical to X-ray variability on timescales as short as months or years 9 . (nature.com)
  • As other active galactic nuclei, the central region of Messier 77 is powered by a black hole that is surrounded by a thin accretion disc, which itself is surrounded by a thick ring or torus of gas and dust. (eso.org)
  • Alpha particle ( ionizing radiation ) - two neutrons and two protons bound as a single particle (a helium nucleus) that is emitted from the nucleus of certain radioactive isotopes in the process of disintegration. (cdc.gov)
  • Atomic number - the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. (cdc.gov)
  • With two major shells active for both protons and neutrons, yet a valence space dimension small enough to be approached from. (lu.se)
  • With two major shells active for both protons and neutrons, yet a valence space dimension small enough to be approached from the shell model perspective, this band offers an excellent opportunity to investigate the microscopic structure of collective rotational motion in nuclei. (lu.se)
  • These systems are called by the physicists as active matter, a term coined during the last decade to describe the structures composed by biological or artificial elements, where each individual have the ability to extract energy from the environment to generate movement. (iniciativamilenio.cl)
  • The two seasons of Scientific Dialogs -in which physicists of our Millennial Nucleus interview others scientists about topics of global interest- plus the five animated. (uchile.cl)
  • The nuclear spectrum of CO and dense gas tracers HCN(4-3), HCO+(4-3), and CS(7-6) show broad wings up to ±300 km s-1, associated with a molecular outflow emanating from the nucleus (r ∼ 25 pc). (chalmers.se)
  • For these explosions to occur, galactic nuclei must contain bodies of huge mass and unknown nature. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 2022 spectra also allowed to measure the mass of the black hole powering the active nucleus of NGC 4156. (iac.es)
  • Beta particle ( ionizing radiation ) - a charged particle emitted from the nucleus of certain unstable atomic nuclei (radioactive isotopes), having the charge and mass of an electron. (cdc.gov)
  • Some of these nuclei are surrounded by either tight rings or annuli of star formation (NGC 1019, NGC 7469), and others show intricate dust structures around the nucleus that are not apparent from ground-based images (NGC 3516). (ua.edu)
  • The closeup of IC 4329A shows that we see its nucleus just through the edge of dust farther out in its disk. (ua.edu)
  • From this point forward Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) became a key component in theories of galactic evolution. (wikipedia.org)
  • The spiral pattern around the nucleus of NGC 3393 comes from ionized gas, rather than stars, and is excited to shine upon absorption of the intense ultraviolet light from the nucleus. (ua.edu)
  • 2000 ) suggest that the SW nucleus hosts the AGN because it is red and unresolved in the NICMOS K -band image. (aanda.org)
  • As it is mainly meant for IAEA counterparts in the government, industry and scientific community, NUCLEUS hosts a number of resources that require registration. (iaea.org)
  • Title : Simultaneous Top-down Modulation of the Primary Somatosensory Cortex and Thalamic Nuclei during Active Tactile Discrimination Personal Author(s) : Pais-Vieira, Miguel;Lebedev, Mikhail A.;Wiest, Michael C.;Nicolelis, Miguel A.L. (cdc.gov)
  • We present a statistical analysis of the properties of the obscuring material around active galactic nuclei (AGN). (iac.es)
  • What properties have the active matter? (iniciativamilenio.cl)
  • We will present its GLAN detection, report on its properties, compare them with nebulae reported in known sources and discuss its link to the central active nucleus. (inaf.it)
  • The nuclear region appears complex, and two nuclei with a projected separation of ~1′′ have been revealed by infrared imaging (Majewski et al. (aanda.org)
  • However, we still don't know how many of these black holes are active. (astrobites.org)
  • The data are from Matt Malkan's "snapshot" program, which delivered short red-light exposures of numerous active galactic nuclei. (ua.edu)
  • Behavioral data analysis revealed a less risky, more careful choice behavior under active DBS compared to DBS switched off. (nih.gov)
  • A unique perspective delineated here underscores the importance of dysfunctional brainstem nuclei in etiopathogenesis of cognitive decline in OSA patients. (hindawi.com)
  • Upon phosphorylation, R-SMADs recruit the co-SMAD SMAD-4 to form protein complexes that translocate into the nucleus and exhibit transcriptional activity. (springer.com)
  • The menin protein is present in the nucleus of many different types of cells and appears to be active in all stages of development. (medlineplus.gov)
  • the nuclei themselves are so bright that they saturated even these short exposures, and in some cases charge bleeding produces linear artifacts from the nuclei. (ua.edu)
  • The surroundings of this brilliant nucleus can take a variety of forms, perhaps carrying clues to how the central engine is fed or triggered. (ua.edu)
  • Nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is the central integration hub for afferents from upper airway (somatosensory/gustatory), respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular (baroreceptor and chemoreceptor) and other systems. (hindawi.com)
  • These regions are called active galactic nuclei. (rankred.com)
  • Nerve conduction results were within reference range, but electromyographic evaluations revealed active and chronic denervation changes confined to the left upper and lower limbs, consistent with a myopathic process. (cdc.gov)
  • The radiograph shows a classic posterior segment right upper lobe density consistent with active tuberculosis. (medscape.com)
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  • Dive into the research topics where Andrea Idini is active. (lu.se)