First black hole mass estimation for the quadruple lensed system WGD2038-4008
Context. The quadruple lensed system WGD2038-4008 (z s = 0.777 ± 0.001) has recently been discovered with the help of new techniques and observations. Black...
First Direct Evidence for Keplerian Rotation in Quasar Inner Broad-line Regions
We introduce a novel method to derive rotation curves with light-day spatial resolution of the inner regions of lensed quasars. We aim to probe the kinematics...
Fragments of harmony amid apparent chaos: A closer look at the X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions of the galaxy RX J1301.9+2747
Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are an extreme X-ray variability phenomenon associated with low-mass (M BH < 10 7 M ⊙) supermassive black holes (SMBHs). First...
High-resolution Optical IFU Spectroscopy of the Complex Galaxy Merger II Zw 096
Luminous and ultraluminous IR galaxies are critical for investigating feedback mechanisms due to a combination of intense star formation episodes and active...
Identifican estados de actividad similares en agujeros negros supermasivos y estelares
Los investigadores Juan A. Fernández-Ontiveros, del Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) en Roma y Teo Muñoz-Darias, del Instituto de Astrofísica de...
Individual Estimates of the Virial Factor in 10 Quasars: Implications on the Kinematics of the Broad-line Region
Assuming a gravitational origin for the Fe iiiλλ2039-2113 redshift and using microlensing based estimates of the size of the region emitting this feature, we...
Microlensing of the broad emission lines in 27 gravitationally lensed quasars. Broad line region structure and kinematics
Aims: We aim to study the structure and kinematics of the broad line region (BLR) of a sample of 27 gravitationally lensed quasars with up to five different...
Multiband Optical Variability of the Blazar 3C 454.3 on Diverse Timescales
Due to its peculiar and highly variable nature, the blazar 3C 454.3 has been extensively monitored by the WEBT team. Here, we present for the first time these...