A JWST/NIRSpec First Census of Broad-line AGNs at z= 4–7: Detection of 10 Faint AGNs with M BH∼ 106–108 M⊙ and Their Host Galaxy Properties

Y Harikane, Y Zhang, K Nakajima… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first statistical sample of faint type 1 AGNs at z> 4 identified by
JWST/NIRSpec deep spectroscopy. Among the 185 galaxies at z spec= 3.8–8.9 confirmed …

UNCOVER: The Growth of the First Massive Black Holes from JWST/NIRSpec—Spectroscopic Redshift Confirmation of an X-Ray Luminous AGN at z= 10.1

AD Goulding, JE Greene, DJ Setton… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The James Webb Space Telescope is now detecting early black holes (BHs) as
they transition from" seeds" to supermassive BHs. Recently, Bogdan et al. reported the …

Pure Spectroscopic Constraints on UV Luminosity Functions and Cosmic Star Formation History from 25 Galaxies at z spec= 8.61–13.20 Confirmed with JWST …

Y Harikane, K Nakajima, M Ouchi… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present pure spectroscopic constraints on the UV luminosity functions and cosmic star
formation rate (SFR) densities from 25 galaxies at z spec= 8.61–13.20. By reducing the …

JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy of z = 7–9 star-forming galaxies with CEERS: new insight into bright Lyα emitters in ionized bubbles

M Tang, DP Stark, Z Chen, C Mason… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We describe new JWST/NIRSpec observations of galaxies at z≳ 7 taken from the CEERS
survey. Previous observations of this area have revealed associations of Lyα emitters at …

JWST CEERS and JADES Active Galaxies at z= 4–7 Violate the Local M•–M⋆ Relation at> 3σ: Implications for Low-mass Black Holes and Seeding Models

F Pacucci, B Nguyen, S Carniani… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
JWST is revolutionizing our understanding of the high-z Universe by expanding the black
hole horizon, looking farther and to smaller masses, and revealing the stellar light of their …

Evidence for heavy-seed origin of early supermassive black holes from a z ≈ 10 X-ray quasar

Á Bogdán, AD Goulding, P Natarajan, OE Kovács… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Observations of quasars reveal that many supermassive black holes (BHs) were in place
less than 700 Myr after the Big Bang. However, the origin of the first BHs remains a mystery …

UNCOVER: A NIRSpec Identification of a Broad-line AGN at z= 8.50

V Kokorev, S Fujimoto, I Labbe… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Deep observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an
emerging population of red pointlike sources that could provide a link between the …

The star-forming and ionizing properties of dwarf z ~ 6–9 galaxies in JADES: insights on bursty star formation and ionized bubble growth

R Endsley, DP Stark, L Whitler… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Reionization is thought to be driven by faint star-forming galaxies, but characterizing this
population has long remained very challenging. Here, we utilize deep nine-band JADES …

UNCOVER Spectroscopy Confirms the Surprising Ubiquity of Active Galactic Nuclei in Red Sources at z> 5

JE Greene, I Labbe, AD Goulding… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The James Webb Space Telescope is revealing a new population of dust-reddened
broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGN) at redshifts z≳ 5. Here we present deep …

Little Red Dots: An Abundant Population of Faint Active Galactic Nuclei at z∼ 5 Revealed by the EIGER and FRESCO JWST Surveys

J Matthee, RP Naidu, G Brammer… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Characterizing the prevalence and properties of faint active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the
early Universe is key for understanding the formation of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) …