Search Results - "Nardini, E."
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Resolving the Soft X-Ray Ultrafast Outflow in PDS 456
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2020)“…Past X-ray observations of the nearby luminous quasar PDS 456 (at z = 0.184) have revealed a wide-angle accretion disk wind with an outflow velocity of…”
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Suzaku observations of 'bare' active galactic nuclei
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-02-2013)“…We present an X-ray spectral analysis of a large sample of 25 'bare' active galactic nuclei (AGN), sources with little or no complicating intrinsic absorption,…”
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Short-term X-ray spectral variability of the quasar PDS 456 observed in a low-flux state
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-05-2016)“…We present a detailed analysis of a recent, 2013 Suzaku campaign on the nearby (z = 0.184) luminous (L bol ∼ 1047 erg s−1) quasar PDS 456. This consisted of…”
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Black hole feedback in the luminous quasar PDS 456
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (20-02-2015)“…The evolution of galaxies is connected to the growth of supermassive black holes in their centers. During the quasar phase, a huge luminosity is released as…”
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Dissecting the Extended X-Ray Emission in the Merging Pair NGC 6240: Photoionization and Winds
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-03-2022)“…Abstract We present a detailed spectral and imaging analysis of the central 15″ radius (∼7.5 kpc) region of the merger galaxy NGC 6240 that makes use of all…”
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The role of nuclear activity as the power source of ultraluminous infrared galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-07-2010)“…We present the results of a 5–8 μm spectral analysis performed on the largest sample of local ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) selected so far,…”
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The effects of X-ray absorption variability in NGC 4395
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-11-2011)“…We present a new X-ray analysis of the dwarf Seyfert galaxy NGC 4395, based on two archival XMM-Newton and Suzaku observations. This source is well known for a…”
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Revisiting the Complex Nuclear Region of NGC 6240 with Chandra
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2020)“…Abstract We present a reanalysis of the cumulative ACIS-S Chandra data set pointed at the double active galactic nuclei (AGNs) of the NGC 6240 merging galaxy,…”
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Towards an informed quest for accretion disc winds in quasars: the intriguing case of Ton 28
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters (01-01-2019)“…ABSTRACT We report on the detection of a blueshifted Fe K absorption feature in two consecutive XMM–Newton observations of the luminous blue quasar Ton 28, at…”
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A rapidly spinning supermassive black hole at the centre of NGC 1365
Published in Nature (London) (28-02-2013)“…Two models (relativistic disk reflection and absorption-dominated) can explain the pattern of X-ray emission from the galaxy NGC 1365, but here reflection…”
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A DEEP X-RAY VIEW OF THE BARE AGN ARK 120. II. EVIDENCE FOR Fe K EMISSION TRANSIENTS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-11-2016)“…ABSTRACT We report on the results from a large observational campaign on the bare Seyfert galaxy Ark 120, jointly carried out in 2014 with XMM-Newton, Chandra,…”
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The flaring X-ray corona in the quasar PDS 456
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2021)“…ABSTRACT New Swift monitoring observations of the variable, radio-quiet quasar, PDS 456, are presented. A bright X-ray flare was captured in 2018 September,…”
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Tracking the iron K α line and the ultra fast outflow in NGC 2992 at different accretion states
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (21-08-2018)“…ABSTRACT The Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2992 has been monitored eight times by XMM–Newton in 2010 and then observed again in 2013, while in 2015 it was…”
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Compton-thick active galactic nuclei inside local ultraluminous infrared galaxies
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-07-2011)“…We present an X-ray analysis of the most luminous obscured active galactic nuclei (AGN) inside local ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs). Our sample…”
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The lively accretion disc in NGC 2992 – I. Transient iron K emission lines in the high-flux state
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-08-2020)“…ABSTRACT We report on one of the brightest flux levels of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 2992 ever observed in X-rays, on 2019 May. The source has been monitored…”
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Long XMM observation of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IRAS 13224−3809: rapid variability, high spin and a soft lag
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (11-03-2013)“…The narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IRAS 13224−3809 has been observed with XMM-Newton for 500 ks. The source is rapidly variable on time-scales down to a few 100…”
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A deep X-ray view of the bare AGN Ark 120. III. X-ray timing analysis and multiwavelength variability
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-03-2018)“…Abstract We present the spectral/timing properties of the bare Seyfert galaxy Ark 120 through a deep ∼420 ks XMM–Newton campaign plus recent NuSTAR…”
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Unveiling the population of dual and lensed active galactic nuclei at sub-arcsec separations
Published in Nature astronomy (01-10-2022)“…All cosmological models of structure formation predict the existence of a widespread population of dual supermassive black holes in-spiralling inside their…”
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X-ray absorption by broad-line region clouds in Mrk 766
Published in Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (01-01-2011)“…We present a new analysis of a 9-d long XMM-Newton monitoring of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 766. We show that the strong changes in the spectral…”
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