A sample of active galaxies and quasars was observed with a photon-counting detector (IPCS) working in time-resolved imaging mode. The observing and data...
Infrared studies of Seyfert galaxies and of the irregular galaxy M 82
Middle and far infrared studies of the irregular galaxy M 82 and of Seyfert galaxies are presented. M 82 was observed spectrophotometrically from 8 to 13...
The galaxy NGC 5506 hosts an active nucleus, that presents characteristics that are intermediate between Sy1 and Sy2. We discuss long slit spectra of NGC 5506...
Luminous buried AGNs and the AGN-starburst connections in the local Universe
We present the results of our systematic search for optically elusive, but intrinsically luminous buried AGNs in >100 nearby (z 0.3) luminous infrared galaxies...
A grid of evolutionary synthesis models for different scenarios (initial mass function slope, metallicity, age, etc.) and computing a set of observables in a...
Nuclear star formation in nearby galaxies with adaptive optics in the NIR
Starbursts and AGNs are frequently coupled in the central kiloparsecs of Seyfert galaxies, where molecular gas plays a critical role in fueling nuclear...
Observational evidence for triaxiality, and for relatively recent star formation in the bulge of NGC 4736
CCD maps are presented of the inner 1.4 kpc of NGC 4736 in the B, V, R, I and Z bands, along with an ellipticity analysis of these, in which the ellipticities...
Observations of outflow and its consequences in circum-nuclear zones of spirals
The radial hydrogen (H2 + HI) distribution in spirals takes two forms: with a density peak at the nucleus or with a circular 'hole' around it. Spectral and...