Mikkel Theiss Kristensen

Astrophysicist and science communicator

SMBH - short for  super massive black hole
A black hole weighing millions (and even billions) solar masses, (usually) found at the centre of galaxies

Research

Active galactic nuclei in dwarf galaxies -- environments, triggers, and cosmological history

My research area is on dwarf galaxies with active galactic nuclei (AGN) characteristics, which is a relatively unexplored field. I study whether the environment has any impact on the AGN activity in both observations and simulations. 

Visual inspection classification

Visual inspection classification

From "Environments of dwarf galaxies with optical AGN characteristics"

KS result

KS result

Result from "The effect of environment and merger history on AGN activity for dwarf galaxies in IllustrisTNG"

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