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Radio-loud AGN with relativistic jets

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We present deep near-infrared (NIR) images of a sample of 19 intermediate-redshift (0.3<z<1.0) radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN) with powerful relativistic jets (L_1.4GHz_>10^27^W/Hz), previously classified as flat-spectrum radio quasars.

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We also compile host galaxy and nuclear magnitudes for blazars from literature. The combined sample (this work and compilation) contains 100 radio-loud AGN with host galaxy detections and a broad range of radio luminosities L_1.4GHz_~10^23.7^-10^28.3^W/Hz, allowing us to divide our sample into high-luminosity blazars (HLBs) and low-luminosity blazars (LLBs).

The host galaxies of our sample are bright and seem to follow the {mu}_e_-Reff relation for ellipticals and bulges. The two populations of blazars show different behaviours in the M_K,nuclear_-M_K,bulge_ plane, where a statistically significant correlation is observed for HLBs. Although it may be affected by selection effects, this correlation suggests a close coupling between the accretion mode of the central supermassive black hole and its host galaxy, which could be interpreted in terms of AGN feedback.

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Our findings are consistent with semi-analytical models where low-luminosity AGN emit the bulk of their energy in the form of radio jets, producing a strong feedback mechanism, and high-luminosity AGN are affected by galaxy mergers and interactions, which provide a common supply of cold gas to feed both nuclear activity and star formation episodes.

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