Millimeter and Submillimeter Studies on the Active Trinity of Gas, Stars, and Black Holes in Seyfert Galaxies

• Main Author: Izumi, Takuma (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.

This thesis focuses on understanding the growth and formation mechanism of supermassive black holes (SMBHs), an issue it addresses by investigating the dense interstellar medium that is assumed to be a crucial component of the fuel for SMBHs. The thesis also offers unique guidance on using the Ataca...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The Active Trinity in the Centers of Galaxies
• AGN Feedback on the CND-scale Molecular Gas: Submillemeter HCN Enhancement as a New Extinction Free Energy Diagnostic Tool
• Non-detection of Another Extinction-Free Proxy of Active Nuclei, Submillimeter Hydrogen Recombination Lines
• CND-scale AGN fueling: Do CNDs Drive the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes?
• Summary and Future Outlook.