Quasars and the intergalactic medium at cosmic dawn

X Fan, E Bañados, RA Simcoe - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Quasars at cosmic dawn provide powerful probes of the formation and growth of the earliest
supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the Universe, their connections to galaxy and …

The x–shooter/alma sample of quasars in the epoch of reionization. ii. black hole masses, eddington ratios, and the formation of the first quasars

EP Farina, JT Schindler, F Walter… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present measurements of black hole masses and Eddington ratios (λ Edd) for a sample
of 38 bright (M 1450<− 24.4 mag) quasars at 5.8≲ z≲ 7.5, derived from Very Large …

Chronicling the Reionization History at 6≲ z≲ 7 with Emergent Quasar Dam** Wings

D Ďurovčíková, AC Eilers, H Chen… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The spectra of high-redshift (z≳ 6) quasars contain valuable information on the progression
of the Epoch of Reionization. At redshifts z< 6, the observed Lyman-series forest shows that …

A dusty compact object bridging galaxies and quasars at cosmic dawn

S Fujimoto, GB Brammer, D Watson, GE Magdis… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding how super-massive black holes form and grow in the early Universe has
become a major challenge, since it was discovered that luminous quasars existed only 700 …

The low-end of the black hole mass function at cosmic dawn

A Trinca, R Schneider, R Valiante… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the formation and growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at high
redshift represents a major challenge for theoretical models. In this work, we investigate the …

XQR-30: Black hole masses and accretion rates of 42 z≳ 6 quasars

C Mazzucchelli, M Bischetti, V D'Odorico… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We present bolometric luminosities, black hole masses, and Eddington ratios for 42
luminous quasars at z≳ 6 using high signal-to-noise ratio VLT/X-shooter spectra, acquired …

The discovery of a highly accreting, radio-loud quasar at z= 6.82

E Bañados, C Mazzucchelli, E Momjian… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Radio sources at the highest redshifts can provide unique information on the first massive
galaxies and black holes, the densest primordial environments, and the epoch of …

HYPerluminous quasars at the Epoch of ReionizatION (HYPERION): A new regime for the X-ray nuclear properties of the first quasars

L Zappacosta, E Piconcelli, F Fiore, I Saccheo… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
The existence of luminous quasars (QSOs) at the epoch of reionization (EoR; ie, z> 6)
powered by well-grown supermassive black holes (SMBHs) with masses≳ 10 9 M⊙ …

Co-evolution of massive black holes and their host galaxies at high redshift: discrepancies from six cosmological simulations and the key role of JWST

M Habouzit, M Onoue, E Banados… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT The James Webb Space Telescope will have the power to characterize high-
redshift quasars at z≥ 6 with an unprecedented depth and spatial resolution. While the …

[C ii] 158 μm emission as an indicator of galaxy star formation rate

L Liang, R Feldmann, N Murray… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Observations of local star-forming galaxies (SFGs) show a tight correlation between their
singly ionized carbon line luminosity () and star formation rate (SFR), suggesting that may be …