Astrophysics with the laser interferometer space antenna
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …
Photodissociation and X-Ray-Dominated Regions
MG Wolfire, L Vallini, M Chevance - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The radiation from stars and active galactic nuclei (AGNs) creates photodissociation regions
(PDRs) and X-ray-dominated regions (XDRs), where the chemistry or heating is dominated …
(PDRs) and X-ray-dominated regions (XDRs), where the chemistry or heating is dominated …
A CEERS discovery of an accreting supermassive black hole 570 Myr after the Big Bang: identifying a progenitor of massive z> 6 quasars
We report the discovery of an accreting supermassive black hole at z= 8.679. This galaxy,
denoted here as CEERS_1019, was previously discovered as a Lyα-break galaxy by …
denoted here as CEERS_1019, was previously discovered as a Lyα-break galaxy by …
GA-NIFS: A massive black hole in a low-metallicity AGN at z∼ 5.55 revealed by JWST/NIRSpec IFS
H Übler, R Maiolino, E Curtis-Lake… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We present rest-frame optical data of the compact z= 5.55 galaxy GS_3073 obtained using
the integral field spectroscopy mode of the Near-InfraRed Spectrograph on board the James …
the integral field spectroscopy mode of the Near-InfraRed Spectrograph on board the James …
A luminous quasar at redshift 7.642
Distant quasars are unique tracers to study the formation of the earliest supermassive black
holes (SMBHs) and the history of cosmic reionization. Despite extensive efforts, only two …
holes (SMBHs) and the history of cosmic reionization. Despite extensive efforts, only two …
Introducing the thesan project: radiation-magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the epoch of reionization
We introduce the thesan project, a suite of large volume () radiation-magnetohydrodynamic
simulations that simultaneously model the large-scale statistical properties of the …
simulations that simultaneously model the large-scale statistical properties of the …
Hydrogen reionization ends by z = 5.3: Lyman-α optical depth measured by the XQR-30 sample
The presence of excess scatter in the Ly-α forest at z∼ 5.5, together with the existence of
sporadic extended opaque Gunn-Peterson troughs, has started to provide robust evidence …
sporadic extended opaque Gunn-Peterson troughs, has started to provide robust evidence …
The assembly of the first massive black holes
The existence of∼ 109M⊙ supermassive black holes (SMBHs) within the first billion years
of the Universe has stimulated numerous ideas for the prompt formation and rapid growth of …
of the Universe has stimulated numerous ideas for the prompt formation and rapid growth of …
XQR-30: The ultimate XSHOOTER quasar sample at the reionization epoch
V D'Odorico, E Bañados, GD Becker… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The final phase of the reionization process can be probed by rest-frame UV absorption
spectra of quasars at z≳ 6, shedding light on the properties of the diffuse intergalactic …
spectra of quasars at z≳ 6, shedding light on the properties of the diffuse intergalactic …
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 …
supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the Universe, their connections to galaxy and …