Astrophysical: Active galactic nuclei

  • Publication
    The spectrum and evolution of compact SNR: SN and AGN.
    The evolution and spectra from a compact supernova remnant evolving in a high-density circumstellar medium with a density of 107cm-3 are presented. The...
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    The starburst model for active galactic nuclei - The broad-line region as supernova remnants evolving in a high-density medium
    The evolution of an SNR in a high-density medium has been studied using analytical and numerical hydrodynamic and photoionization models. The models show that...
  • News
    The structure of the famous Jet of material in M87, the brightest galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, revealed
    A Master’s degree research project at the University of Barcelona (UB), carried out at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) by the student Alejandra...
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    The “last breaths” in the lives of galaxies
    A team of astronomers has discovered that galaxies with an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) –hosting continuously growing black holes that emit large amounts of...
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    Upholding the unified model for AGN: VLT/FORS2 spectropolarimetry of Seyfert 2 galaxies
    The origin of the unification model for AGN was the detection of broad hydrogen recombination lines in the optical polarized spectrum of the Seyfert 2 galaxy...
  • Project
    Variability in Active Galactic Nuclei: Multifrecuency Studies
    Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are characterized by a strong emission coming from a very compact region (only few pcs) at the galaxy center. Blazars form a class...
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    “¿Qué querías ser cuando eras pequeña?”
    La serie audiovisual “Niñas que rompieron un techo de cristal mirando al cielo”, iniciada en 2017 como parte de un proyecto de género del Instituto de...