JWST MIRI/MRS observations of hot molecular gas in an AGN host galaxy at Cosmic Noon

D. Kakkad; V. Mainieri; Takumi S. Tanaka; John D. Silverman; D. Law; Rogemar A. Riffel; C. Circosta; E. Bertola; M. Bianchin; M. Bischetti; G. Calistro Rivera; S. Carniani; C. Cicone; G. Cresci; T. Costa; C. M. Harrison; I. Lamperti; B. Kalita; Anton M. Koekemoer; A. Marconi; M. Perna; E. Piconcelli; A. Puglisi; Gabriele S. Ilha; G. Tozzi; G. Vietri; C. Vignali; S. Ward; G. Zamorani; L. Zappacosta

doi:10.1093/mnras/staf1125

JWST MIRI/MRS observations of hot molecular gas in an AGN host galaxy at Cosmic Noon

D. Kakkad
, V. Mainieri
, Takumi S. Tanaka
, John D. Silverman
, D. Law
, Rogemar A. Riffel
, C. Circosta
, E. Bertola
, M. Bianchin
, M. Bischetti
, G. Calistro Rivera
, S. Carniani
, C. Cicone
, G. Cresci
, T. Costa
, C. M. Harrison
, I. Lamperti
, B. Kalita
, Anton M. Koekemoer
, A. Marconi

M. Perna, E. Piconcelli, A. Puglisi, Gabriele S. Ilha, G. Tozzi, G. Vietri, C. Vignali, S. Ward, G. Zamorani, L. Zappacosta

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Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are believed to play a central role in quenching star formation by removing or destroying molecular gas from host galaxies via radiation-pressure driven outflows and/or radio jets. Some studies of cold molecular gas in galaxies at Cosmic Noon ($z\sim2$) show that AGN have less cold gas ($$10 kpc in MIRI/MRS and ALMA data, respectively and ancillary NIRCam imaging that reveals two satellite galaxies at distances of $\sim$0.4 arcsec (3.3 kpc) and $\sim$0.9 arcsec (7.4 kpc) from the AGN. Our results tentatively indicate that while the CO(3-2)-based cold gas phase dominates the molecular gas mass at Cosmic Noon, H$_{2}$ ro-vibrational transitions are effective in tracing hot molecular gas locally in regions that may lack CO emission.

Original language	English
Number of pages	15
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)
Volume	541
Issue number	4
Early online date	11 Jul 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf1125
Publication status	Published - 31 Aug 2025

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Kakkad, D., Mainieri, V., Tanaka, T. S., Silverman, J. D., Law, D., Riffel, R. A., Circosta, C., Bertola, E., Bianchin, M., Bischetti, M., Rivera, G. C., Carniani, S., Cicone, C., Cresci, G., Costa, T., Harrison, C. M., Lamperti, I., Kalita, B., Koekemoer, A. M., ... Zappacosta, L. (2025). JWST MIRI/MRS observations of hot molecular gas in an AGN host galaxy at Cosmic Noon. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), 541(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf1125

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Kakkad, D, Mainieri, V, Tanaka, TS, Silverman, JD, Law, D, Riffel, RA, Circosta, C, Bertola, E, Bianchin, M, Bischetti, M, Rivera, GC, Carniani, S, Cicone, C, Cresci, G, Costa, T, Harrison, CM, Lamperti, I, Kalita, B, Koekemoer, AM, Marconi, A, Perna, M, Piconcelli, E, Puglisi, A, Ilha, GS, Tozzi, G, Vietri, G, Vignali, C, Ward, S, Zamorani, G & Zappacosta, L 2025, 'JWST MIRI/MRS observations of hot molecular gas in an AGN host galaxy at Cosmic Noon', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), vol. 541, no. 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf1125

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JWST MIRI/MRS observations of hot molecular gas in an AGN host galaxy at Cosmic Noon

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