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Muhammad Akmal Husain

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Analysis of a Septuple Open Cluster System and Its Extended Family in Gaia DR3

A rare multiple open cluster system has been analyzed using Gaia DR3 astrometry and photometry data. Using Agglomerative Hierarchical clustering and Bayesian-HDBSCAN, we identify a compact core consisting of seven known open clusters and two additional components, including a new candidate, forming a nine-member association. Membership probabilities are refined through statistical modeling, combining GUMM, Bayesian-KDE, and Bayesian-XDGMM for tidal tails identification. Backward orbital integrations confirm coherent motions over 20-30 million years, suggesting a common origin from the same massive molecular cloud. This system offers a unique laboratory for investigating cluster multiplicity, dynamical evolution, and Galactic structure.

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A Quasar--Companion System Without AGN Outflow at $z \sim 6$: The Case of PSO J083+11

PSO J083.8371+11.8482, a quasar at $z = 6.34$ with a nearby companion galaxy, provides an opportunity to study the impact of active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity on the surrounding environment during the epoch of reionization. We analyze ALMA observations of the [C\,\textsc{ii}] 158~$\mu$m emission line and the far-infrared (FIR) continuum, which trace cold interstellar gas and dust-reprocessed radiation from star formation and AGN heating. The quasar host shows star formation rates (SFRs) of $544$--$3764~\mathrm{M_{\odot}~yr^{-1}}$ from [C\,\textsc{ii}] and $1861$--$2932~\mathrm{M_{\odot}~yr^{-1}}$ from FIR emission, while the companion galaxy exhibits lower SFRs of $21$--$145$ and $76$--$211~\mathrm{M_{\odot}~yr^{-1}}$ from the same diagnostics. Both galaxies follow typical $L_{\mathrm{[C\,II]}}/L_{\mathrm{FIR}}$ ratios observed in star-forming galaxies and show no evidence for a [C\,\textsc{ii}] deficit, indicating that stellar heating dominates the interstellar medium energetics. The [C\,\textsc{ii}] moment maps reveal compact emission with centrally peaked intensity and ordered rotational kinematics in both systems. Velocity dispersions remain well below values associated with powerful AGN-driven outflows, and no significant morphological asymmetries or disturbed velocity fields indicative of AGN feedback or major mergers are detected, although marginal kinematic substructure in the quasar's high-velocity channels warrants further investigation. Although the companion lies at a projected distance of $18.248 \pm 0.277$~kpc within the quasar proximity zone, neither morphological nor kinematic signatures indicate AGN-driven outflows affecting the circumgalactic medium. We therefore interpret this system as being observed in a pre-outflow accretion phase, where rapid supermassive black hole growth precedes the development of large-scale AGN feedback.

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