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.

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    The dust-gas AGN torus as constrained from X-ray and mid-infrared observations 2021A&A...651A..91E
    The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). II. Torus and polar dust emission in nearby Seyfert galaxies 2021A&A...652A..99A
    The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). I. ALMA images of dusty molecular tori in Seyfert galaxies 2021A&A...652A..98G
    The origin of bulges and discs in the CALIFA survey - I. Morphological evolution 2021MNRAS.504.3058M
    Composite bulges - II. Classical bulges and nuclear discs in barred galaxies: the contrasting cases of NGC 4608 and NGC 4643 2021MNRAS.502.2446E
    Galaxies within galaxies in the TIMER survey: stellar populations of inner bars are scaled replicas of main bars 2021A&A...646A..42B
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    Multiphase feedback processes in the Sy2 galaxy NGC 5643 2021A&A...645A..21G
    Searching for molecular gas inflows and outflows in the nuclear regions of five Seyfert galaxies 2020A&A...643A.127D
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    Cold molecular gas and PAH emission in the nuclear and circumnuclear regions of Seyfert galaxies 2020A&A...639A..43A
    Larger λ<SUB>R</SUB> in the disc of isolated active spiral galaxies than in their non-active twins 2020A&A...639L...9D
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    VLA and ALMA observations of the lensed radio-quiet quasar SDSS J0924+0219: a molecular structure in a 3 μJy radio source 2020MNRAS.496..138B
    Recovering Age-Metallicity Distributions from Integrated Spectra: Validation with MUSE Data of a Nearby Nuclear Star Cluster 2020ApJ...896...13B
    Modeling the Strongest Silicate Emission Features of Local Type 1 AGNs 2020ApJ...890..152M
    Arp 70: an interacting galaxy with extreme outflows 2020MNRAS.493.1434C
    The MUSE view of the planetary nebula NGC 3132 2020A&A...634A..47M
    Physical Parameters of the Torus for the Type 2 Seyfert IC 5063 from Mid-IR and X-Ray Simultaneous Spectral Fitting 2019ApJ...886..125E
    Black hole-galaxy scaling relation evolution from Z̃2.5: Simulated observations with HARMONI on the ELT 2019FrASS...6...73G
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    Exploring the Mid-infrared SEDs of Six AGN Dusty Torus Models. II. The Data 2019ApJ...884...11G
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    Quantifying the AGN-driven outflows in ULIRGs (QUADROS) IV: HST/STIS spectroscopy of the sub-kpc warm outflow in F14394+5332 2019MNRAS.488.1813T
    Discovery of an old nova remnant in the Galactic globular cluster M 22 2019A&A...626A..69G
    A near-infrared study of the multiphase outflow in the type-2 quasar J1509+0434 2019MNRAS.487L..18R
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    Torus model properties of an ultra-hard X-ray selected sample of Seyfert galaxies 2019MNRAS.486.4917G
    Intrinsic and observed dual AGN fractions from major mergers 2019A&A...624A..86S
    Spotting the differences between active and non-active twin galaxies on kpc-scales: a pilot study 2019MNRAS.485.3794D
    Strong lensing reveals jets in a sub-microJy radio-quiet quasar 2019MNRAS.485.3009H
    The MUSE Atlas of Disks (MAD): resolving star formation rates and gas metallicities on <100 pc scales† 2019MNRAS.484.5009E

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