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 …
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 …
The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array-III. Search for gravitational wave signals
We present the results of the search for an isotropic stochastic gravitational wave
background (GWB) at nanohertz frequencies using the second data release of the European …
background (GWB) at nanohertz frequencies using the second data release of the European …
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 …
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 …
Pōniuā 'ena: A Luminous z= 7.5 Quasar Hosting a 1.5 Billion Solar Mass Black Hole
We report the discovery of a luminous quasar, J1007+ 2115 at z= 7.515 (" Pōniuā'ena"), from
our wide-field reionization-era quasar survey. J1007+ 2115 is the second quasar now …
our wide-field reionization-era quasar survey. J1007+ 2115 is the second quasar now …
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 …
Probing early supermassive black hole growth and quasar evolution with near-infrared spectroscopy of 37 reionization-era quasars at 6.3< z≤ 7.64
We report the results of near-infrared spectroscopic observations of 37 quasars in the
redshift range 6.3< z≤ 7.64, including 32 quasars at z> 6.5, forming the largest quasar near …
redshift range 6.3< z≤ 7.64, including 32 quasars at z> 6.5, forming the largest quasar near …
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 …
of 38 bright (M 1450<− 24.4 mag) quasars at 5.8≲ z≲ 7.5, derived from Very Large …
The evolution of the IR luminosity function and dust-obscured star formation over the past 13 billion years
JA Zavala, CM Casey, SM Manning… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first results from the Map** Obscuration to Reionization with ALMA
(MORA) survey, the largest Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) blank-field …
(MORA) survey, the largest Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) blank-field …