A Multidimensional Look at the Role of AGN in Galaxy Evolution
Abstract
The role of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in the evolution of galaxies remains a mystery. While these supermassive black holes release a tremendous amount of energy, how it is dissipated throughout the galaxy is unclear. Designed to examine the connection between AGN outflow and galaxy evolution, the Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) is a multi-wavelength survey of a representative sample of luminous Type I AGN at redshifts 0.01 < z < 0.06. The state-of-the-art facilities used in CARS include the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA), Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) attached to VLT, HST, Chandra, and many more, and the result is panchromatic mapping with scales in the sub-kpc range. With this hyperdimensional view of galaxies, we are able to shine a light on how their evolution is regulated by the black holes that lie within them.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #235
- Pub Date:
- January 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020AAS...23536907W