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Supermassive black hole with accretion disk and jet shaping its host galaxy

OBSERVATORIES & FACILITIES

Connecting supermassive black hole accretion to galaxy evolution across spatial scales

I use multiwavelength observations from space- and ground-based facilities to study AGN feedback and its role in galaxy evolution.

Observatories & Facilities

I combine observations across the electromagnetic spectrum to study how active galactic nuclei (AGN) interact with and shape their host galaxies.

X-rays

Optical/UV

Infrared

Millimiter

Radio

IFU Spectroscopy

X-ray observations tracing hot gas, AGN emission, and high-energy processes in galactic nuclei.
X-ray image of hot gas and active galactic nucleus

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

High-resolution optical and ultraviolet imaging of galaxy structure and ionized gas.
Optical image of galaxy structure and ionized gas
Infrared image of dust-obscured star-forming regions

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Infrared observations probing dust-obscured regions and early stages of galaxy evolution.

Atacama Large Millimiter Array (ALMA)

Millimeter observations mapping cold molecular gas and star-forming regions at high spatial resolution.
Millimeter observations of cold molecular gas in a galaxy
Radio emission from AGN jets and synchrotron processes

Very Large Array (VLA)

Radio observations tracing jets, synchrotron emission, and large-scale AGN outflows.

MUSE

Integral field spectroscopy mapping ionized gas kinematics and excitation across galaxies.
Spatially resolved spectroscopy map of ionized gas in a galaxy

Techniques

Spatially resolved spectroscopy

X-ray imaging and spectral analysis

Photoionization modeling

Multiwavelength

data integration

Multiwavelength Observations

From X-rays to radio, probing gas from parsec to kiloparsec scales.

Physical Modeling

Spectral and photoionization modeling to interpret observations.

Galaxy Evolution

Understanding how AGN feedback shapes galaxies over cosmic time.

Collaborations

International collaborations across observatories and research teams.

RESEARCH APPROACH

Connecting supermassive black hole accretion to galaxy evolution across spatial scales

I combine high-resolution imaging, spectroscopy, and modeling to study how energy released by active galactic nuclei shapes their host galaxies.

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