Scientific Seminars

Probing clustering properties of X-ray AGN using Chandra Cosmos Legacy

Viola Allevato
Scuola Normale di Pisa

2019-03-19    14:00    Brera - Cupola Fiore

The presence of a super massive BH in almost all galaxies in the Universe is an accepted paradigm in astronomy. How these BHs form and how they co-evolve with the host galaxy is one of the most intriguing unanswered problems in modern Cosmology and of extreme relevance to understand the issue of galaxy formation. Clustering measurements can powerfully test theoretical model predictions of BH triggering scenarios and put constraints on the typical environment where AGN live in, through the connection with their host dark matter halos. In this presentation, I will talk about the clustering properties of AGN at different redshifts, luminosities and scales, and present some recent results on the AGN clustering dependence on host galaxy properties, such as galaxy stellar mass, star formation rate and specific BH accretion rate, based on X-ray selected Chandra COSMOS Legacy AGN.