Browsing by Author "Gatti, M"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Open Access
    Constraining AGN triggering mechanisms through the clustering analysis of active black holes
    (2016) Gatti, M; Shankar, F; Bouillot, V; Menci, N; Lamastra, A; Hirschmann, M; Fiore, F
    The triggering mechanisms for active galactic nuclei (AGN) are still debated. Some of the most popular ones include galaxy interactions (IT) and disc instabilities (DIs). Using an advanced semi-analytic model (SAM) of galaxy formation, coupled to accurate halo occupation distribution modelling, we investigate the imprint left by each separate triggering process on the clustering strength of AGN at small and large scales. Our main results are as follows: (i) DIs, irrespective of their exact implementation in the SAM, tend to fall short in triggering AGN activity in galaxies at the centre of haloes with