Multiwavelength AGN Surveys and Studies (IAU S304)

IAU Symposium 304 addresses the most important questions in the area of active galactic nuclei (AGN).

Areg M. Mickaelian (Edited by), David B. Sanders (Edited by)

9781107045248, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 August 2014

470 pages, 189 b/w illus. 34 tables
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.89 kg

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are among the most interesting astrophysical objects in the Universe. IAU Symposium 304, dedicated to marking the centenary of B. E. Markarian's birth, addresses the most important questions in this area: understanding the possible evolutionary and/or physical connections between the different classes of AGN; the relation of AGN to their host galaxies; and understanding the true fraction of heavily obscured AGN in order to determine the true AGN luminosity function and its variation with redshift. This volume's topics include: historical spectral and colorimetric surveys, multiwavelength AGN surveys, AGN statistics, unification and other models of AGN, AGN feedback in galaxies and clusters, their host galaxies and environments, binary AGN and merging supermassive black holes, AGN variability, and future large projects. This fresh summary of AGN surveys is especially useful for researchers engaged in this exciting field and helping them plan for future surveys and observations.

1. Historical surveys: spectral and colorimetric surveys for AGN, surveys for UV-excess galaxies
2. AGN from IR/submm surveys: 2MASS, IRAS, ISO, AKARI, SCUBA, SST, WISE, Herschel
3. AGN from radio/mm surveys: NVSS, FIRST, ALMA, Planck, and others
4. AGN from X-ray/gamma-ray surveys: ROSAT, ASCA, BeppoSAX, Chandra, XMM, INTEGRAL, Fermi, HESS, MAGIC, VERITAS, NuSTAR
5. Multiwavelength AGN surveys, AGN statistics and cross-correlation of multiwavelength surveys
6. Unification and other models of AGN, accretion modes, understanding of the structure of nearby AGN from IFUs on VLT and other telescopes
7. AGN feedback in galaxies and clusters, AGN host galaxies and the AGN environments
8. Binary AGN and Merging Super-Massive Black Holes
9. Study of unique AGN, AGN variability and the Phenomena of Activity
10. Future large projects
Author index.

Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB], Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods [PGG], Astronomy, space & time [PG]