Affiliation: ESO

Contribution: Invited

Title: Focus on: AGN outflows and jets

Abstract: Theoretical arguments suggest that the energy released by the black hole at the center of most galaxies may play an important role in shaping the properties of the interstellar medium (ISM) and consequently, regulating the accretion onto the central SMBH itself and the evolution of its host galaxy. AGN-driven, galaxy wide massive outflows as well as AGN-driven jets may be fundamental processes affecting the bulk of the baryons in the universe.

I will discuss observational evidence, from low-z up to Cosmic Noon, of jet-ISM and outflow-ISM interactions on galaxy scales and the resulting feedback. I will discuss how a truly multi gas phase approach is important to assess the full impact of this phenomena.

I will discuss the importance to simulate “observational experiments” to guide us on what we can, and we cannot learn from observed AGN outflow properties.

Finally, I will discuss some exciting perspective for this field of research combining JWST, VLT and in the future ELT and SKA.

This contribution can be found here (pdf).