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Tools for Period Searching in AGNs in the Era of "Big Data"

2016/23/B/ST9/03123

Keywords:

period searching AGN active galactic nuclei time series

Descriptors:

  • ST9_12: Relativistic astrophysics
  • ST9_9: Formation and evolution of galaxies
  • ST9_14: Gravitational-wave astronomy

Panel:

ST9 - Astronomy and space science: astrophysics, astrochemistry, astrobiology, solar system, planetary systems, stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, space science, instrumentation

Host institution :

Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika Polskiej Akademii Nauk

woj. mazowieckie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Alex Markowitz 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 4

Call: OPUS 12 - announced on 2016-09-15

Amount awarded: 390 080 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2017-07-18

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2022-07-17

Project duration:: 60 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. laptop (4 000 PLN)
  2. części klastra obliczeniowego CAMK (32 000 PLN)
  3. 2 stacje robocze z wyposażeniem uzupełniającym, części (14 000 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (13)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (2)
  1. High-density disc reflection spectroscopy of low-mass active galactic nuclei
    Authors:
    Mallick, L.; Fabian, A.C.; Garcia, J.; Tomsick, J.; Parker, M.L.; Dauser, T.; Wilkins, D.R.; De Marco, B.; Steiner, J.F.; Connors, R.M.T.; Mastroserio, G.; Markowitz, A.; Pinto, C.; Alston, W.N.; Lohfink, A.M.; Gandhi, P.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2022, tom: 513, strony: 4361-4379), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stac990 - link to the publication
  2. X-ray, UV and optical time delays in the bright Seyfert galaxy Ark 120 with co-ordinated Swift and ground-based observations
    Authors:
    Lobban, A. P.; Zola, S.; Pajdosz-Smierciak, U.; Braito, V.; Nardini, E.; Bhatta, G.; Markowitz, A.; Bachev, R.; Carosati, D.; Caton, D. B.; Damljanovic, G.; Debski, B.; Haislip, J. B.; Hu, S. M.; Kouprianov, V.; Krzesinski, J.; Porquet, D.; Pozo Nunez, F.; Reeves, J.; Reichart, D. E.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2020, tom: 494, strony: 1165-1179), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/staa630 - link to the publication
  3. Evidence for Fe K-alpha line and soft X-ray lag in NGC 7456 ultraluminous X-ray source-1
    Authors:
    Mondal, S.; Różańska, A.; De Marco, B.; Markowitz, A.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 505, strony: L106-L111), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnrasl/slab061 - link to the publication
  4. Incoherent fast variability of X-ray obscurers. The case of NGC 3783
    Authors:
    De Marco, B.; Adhikari, T. P.; Ponti, G.; Bianchi, S.; Kriss, G. A.; Arav, N.; Behar, E.; Branduardi-Raymont, G.; Cappi, M.; Costantini, E.; Costanzo, D.; di Gesu, L.; Ebrero, J.; Kaastra, J. S.; Kaspi, S.; Mao, J.; Markowitz, A.; Matt, G.; Mehdipour, M.; Middei, R. Paltani, S.; Petrucci, P. O.; Pinto, C.; Różańska, A.; Walton, D. J.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy & Astrophysics (rok: 2020, tom: 634, strony: A65-A81), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1051/0004-6361/201936470 - link to the publication
  5. The Cluster AgeS Experiment (CASE). Variable Stars in the Field of the Globular Cluster M10
    Authors:
    Rozyczka, M.; Narloch, W.; Schwarzenberg-Czerny, A.; Thompson, I. B.; Poleski, R.; Pych, W.
    Academic press:
    Acta Astronomica (rok: 2018, tom: 68, strony: 237-258), Wydawca: Elsevier Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.32023/0001-5237/68.3.4 - link to the publication
  6. Comparison of spectral models for disc truncation in the hard state of GX 339-4
    Authors:
    Dziełak, Marta A.; Zdziarski, Andrzej A.; Szanecki, Michał; De Marco, Barbara; Niedźwiecki, Andrzej; Markowitz, Alex
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2019, tom: 485, strony: 3845-3856), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stz668 - link to the publication
  7. Inferring the morphology of AGN torus using X-ray spectra: a reliability study
    Authors:
    Saha, T.; Markowitz, A.; Buchner, J.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2022, tom: 509, strony: 5485-5510), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stab3250 - link to the publication
  8. Spectral state transitions in Circinus ULX5
    Authors:
    Mondal, S.; Różański, A.; Bagińska, P.; Markowitz, A.; De Marco, B.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy & Astrophysics (rok: 2021, tom: 651, strony: A54-A63), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1051/0004-6361/202140459 - link to the publication
  9. The variable and non-variable X-ray absorbers in Compton-thin type-II Active Galactic Nuclei
    Authors:
    Laha, S.; Markowitz, A.; Krumpe, M.; Nikutta, R.; Rothschild, R.
    Academic press:
    The Astrophysical Journal (rok: 2020, tom: 897, strony: 66-120), Wydawca: IOP Publishing
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3847/1538-4357/ab92ab - link to the publication
  10. The multiphase environment in the centre of Centaurus A
    Authors:
    Borkar, A.; Adhikari, T.P.; Różańska, A.; Markowitz, A.; Boorman, P.; Czerny, B.; Migliori, G.; De Marco, B.; Karas, V.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 500, strony: 3536-3551), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/staa3515 - link to the publication
  11. Detection of periodic signals in AGN red noise light curves: empirical tests on the Auto-Correlation Function and Phase Dispersion Minimization
    Authors:
    Krishnan, S.; Markowitz, A.; Schwarzenberg-Czerny, A.; Middleton, M.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 508, strony: 3975–3994), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stab2839 - link to the publication
  12. Rapid X-ray Variability in Mkn 421 during a Multiwavelength Campaign
    Authors:
    Markowitz, A.; Nalewajko, K.; Bhatta, G., et al.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2022, tom: 513, strony: 1662-1679), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stac917 - link to the publication
  13. Discovery of soft and hard time lags in extremely low-mass Active Galactic Nuclei
    Authors:
    Mallick, L.; Wilkins, D.R.; Alston, W.N.; Markowitz, A.; De Marco, B.; Parker, M.L.; Lohfink, A.M.; Stalin, C.S.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 503, strony: 3775-3783), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Accepted for publication
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stab627 - link to the publication
  1. Tools for period searching in AGN in the era of Big Data
    Authors:
    Krishnan S.; Markowitz A.; Schwarzenberg-Czerny A.
    Conference:
    39. Zjazd Polskiego Towarzystwa Astronomicznego (rok: 2020, ), Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Astronomiczne
    Data:
    konferencja 2019-09-09 to 2019-09-12
    Status:
    Published
  2. Inferring AGN torus morphology using X-ray spectra: A reliability study
    Authors:
    Saha, T.; Markowitz, A.; Buchner, J
    Conference:
    40. Polish Astronomical Society Meeting (rok: 2022, ), Wydawca: Polish Astronomical Society
    Data:
    konferencja 2021.09.13 - 2021.09.17
    Status:
    Accepted for publication