Aneta Siemiginowska

Research:

• Extreme Astrophysics:
• Supermassive Black Holes
• Quasars and Active Galaxies
• Relativistic Jets and Blazars

"Supermassive Black Holes (Active Galactic Nuclei)" - Chapter 8 of the "Chandra X-ray Observatory: Exploring the High Energy Universe" book I wrote with Francesca Civano last year. The book was published by IoP in January 2020.

Press Releases:

Feb. 16, 2016:

B3 0727+409 Glow from the Big Bang Allows Discovery of Distant Black Hole Jet
• Chandra Press Release
• The paper describing the details nas been published in ApJ and it is available also on astro-ph
Feb. 2, 2016
Pictor A Blast from Black Hole in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
• Chandra Image Release
• The paper with the results has been published in MNRAS
May 15, 2013:

4C+29.30 Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy.
• Chandra Image Release
• Check the science papers decribing the Radio Galaxy and AGN properties.
Nov. 28, 2012:

GB1428+4217 at z=4.73: The highest redshift X-ray jet detected by Chandra
• Chandra Press Release
• Dec.3, 2012: HEASARC Picture of the Week
• The jet paper published in ApJ Letters is available on astro-ph
Oct. 26, 2010:

3C186: Precocious Galaxy Cluster:
• Chandra Image Release
• Nov.1, 2010: HEASARC Picture of the Week
• Our paper about the 3C186 cluster published in ApJ is available on astro-ph
Nov. 5, 2010:

Low Luminosity Compact Radio Sources:
• CfA Weekly News
• Our paper about evolution of Radio Sources is available on astro-ph
Nov.17, 2003:

High redshift jet in GB1508+5714
• Chandra Press Release
• ApJ Letters paper available on astro-ph: Paper 2003
Feb. 6, 2002:

Long X-ray Jet in a distant quasar PKS 1127-145
• Chandra Press Release
• ApJ papers available on astro-ph: Paper 1, 2002 and Paper 2, 2007

Media:

• Chandra Blog: Women in High Energy Universe
• A Tour of 3C 186



 

 

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