SUNRISE-3D: Sharp UNveiling of AGN feedback Regulation and its Impact on Star-formation at the cosmic noon Epoch
G. Vietri, S. Bisogni, E. Piconcelli, F. Ricci, P. Franzetti, A. Gargiulo, C. Mancini
astro-ph.GA
Submitted: 2026-06-29
Comments: Accepted for publication in New Astronomy
DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2026.102577
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The gist: To better understand the role of AGN-driven outflows as a mechanism for heating or sweeping up gas over distances comparable to the size of the galaxy in its evolution, and to explore their physical
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Abstract
To better understand the role of AGN-driven outflows as a mechanism for heating or sweeping up gas over distances comparable to the size of the galaxy in its evolution, and to explore their physical characteristics as a function of AGN and host galaxy properties, it is necessary to have a statistical sample of AGNs selected from a uniform sample of galaxies with spectroscopic coverage of key restframe optical emission lines. To assess the impact of AGN-driven outflows on their host galaxies, we need to derive the mass and energy carried by the outflows, as well as correlations of these quantities with both AGN and host galaxy properties, in order to reveal their effects on the galaxy population and constrain the physical mechanisms driving the outflows. The availability of adaptive-optics-assisted 3D spectroscopy with the ELT multi-IFU instrument SHARP/VESPER enables the construction of spatially resolved outflow property maps, providing instantaneous outflow rates across the entire field of view without assuming outflow geometry, and thus significantly reducing the uncertainties compared to methods based on longslit spectroscopy. Furthermore, combining these maps with resolved star formation rate (SFR) maps allows a direct comparison between outflow properties and star-formation activity across the galaxy, providing key insights into how AGN feedback regulates star formation down to sub-kpc scales. By applying this approach to a representative sample of galaxies at cosmic noon (1.5 < z < 2.5), spanning a wide range of stellar masses from low-mass systems (M = 10 8-10,M) to the massive end (M > 10 10,M), we aim to systematically investigate the interplay between AGN activity, outflows, and star formation in the galaxy population as a whole.
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