Active Galactic Nuclei XVI: A Sea of Discoveries

(Highlight) The physical properties, acceleration mechanism and impact of AGN outflows from low to high redshift

17 Jun 2026, 16:20

20m

Sala Conferenze presso Autorità di Sistema Portuale (Brindisi)

Talk S6 - AGN Feedback and the Host Galaxy: Analyzing how AGN energy output (kinetic and radiative feedback) impacts star formation and gas distribution within the host galaxy and its surrounding dark matter halo

Speaker

Giovanni Cresci (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

Description

Feedback from AGN is considered the main physical mechanism to quench star formation in galaxies, at least at the high mass end of the galaxy population. This feedback is believed to operate through powerful, massive outflows driven by the energy release operated by the AGN.
However, while outflows are ubiquitous in AGN, their origin, properties and impact on host galaxies and physical properties are still poorly known.

I will present the results from several observational programs
targeting AGN host galaxies from low to high redshift and aimed at overcoming these limitations using integral field spectroscopy, showing the effects of AGN winds host galaxies and insights on the properties and acceleration mechanisms  of these winds.