We present two independent measurements of stellar velocity dispersions (σ ⋆) from the Ca II H+K λ3969, 3934 and Mg I b λ 5183, 5172, 5167 region (3880-5550 Å)...
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PublicationBASS. XXXV. The M <SUB>BH</SUB>-σ* Relation of 105 Month Swift-BAT Type 1 AGNs
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TalkBuried in the noise.
As astrophysicists, we are used to extracting physical information from the observations. The usual procedure is to propose a parametric physical model to...
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NewsCaught in the act: the winds driven by supermassive black holes directly impact star formation
Patricia Bessiere, a researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has led research which has used data from the KECK telescope in Hawaii to...
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PublicationCOLDz: A High Space Density of Massive Dusty Starburst Galaxies ∼1 Billion Years after the Big Bang
We report the detection of CO(J = 2 → 1) emission from three massive dusty starburst galaxies at z > 5 through molecular line scans in the NSF's Karl G. Jansky...
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PublicationCompleting the 3CR Chandra Snapshot Survey: Extragalactic Radio Sources at High Redshift
We present the analysis of nine radio sources belonging to the Third Cambridge Revised catalog (3CR) observed with Chandra during Cycle 20 in the redshift range...
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NewsConfirmed: black holes regulate star formation in massive galaxies
An International team with participation by researchers with close links to the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the University of La Laguna, obtains...
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PublicationConstraints on Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Emission from NGC 1068 with the MAGIC Telescopes
Starburst galaxies and star-forming active galactic nuclei are among the candidate sources thought to contribute appreciably to the extragalactic gamma-ray and...
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NewsDifferences between the discs of active and non-active galaxies detected for the first time
A study led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), making comparison between the discs of several pairs of spiral galaxies, active...
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TalkDiscerning the location of the gamma-ray emission region in AGN blazars from multi-messenger and multi-spectral-range observations
Relativistic jets in AGN in general, and in blazars in particular, are the most energetic and among the most powerful astrophysical objects known so far. Their...