Observational Tests of Active Galactic Nuclei Feedback: An Overview of Approaches and Interpretation

CM Harrison, C Ramos Almeida - Galaxies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Growing supermassive black holes (Active Galactic Nuclei; AGN) release energy with the
potential to alter their host galaxies and larger-scale environment; a process named “AGN …

Overmassive black holes at cosmic noon: Linking the local and the high-redshift Universe

M Mezcua, F Pacucci, H Suh, M Siudek… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We report for the first time a sample of 12 supermassive black holes (SMBHs) hosted by low-
mass galaxies at cosmic noon, ie, in a redshift range consistent with the peak of star …

Violent Starbursts and Quiescence Induced by Far-ultraviolet Radiation Feedback in Metal-poor Galaxies at High Redshift

K Sugimura, M Ricotti, J Park, FAB Garcia… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
JWST observations of galaxies at z≳ 8 suggest that they are more luminous and clumpier
than predicted by most models, prompting several proposals on the physics of star formation …

Impact of Active Galactic Nuclei Feedback on the Dynamics of Gas: A Review across Diverse Environments

M Raouf, MH Purabbas, F Fazel Hesar - Galaxies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review examines the relationship between black hole activity and kinematic gas–star
misalignment in brightest group galaxies (BGGs) with different merger rates. The formation …

Trinity IV: Predictions for supermassive black holes at z ≳ 6

H Zhang, P Behroozi, M Volonteri, J Silk… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We present predictions for the high-redshift halo–galaxy–supermassive black hole (SMBH)
connection from the Trinity model. Matching a comprehensive compilation of galaxy (0≤ z≤ …

Extreme-value modelling of the brightest galaxies at z ≳ 9

C Heather, T Chantavat… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Data from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed an intriguing
population of bright galaxies at high redshifts. In this work, we use extreme-value statistics to …

A Census of Photometrically Selected Little Red Dots at 4< z< 9 in JWST Blank Fields

V Kokorev, KI Caputi, JE Greene, P Dayal… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered
numerous faint active galactic nuclei (AGN) at z∼ 5 and beyond. These objects are key to …

Consequences of a low-mass high-pressure star formation mode in early galaxies

AC Fabian, JS Sanders, GJ Ferland… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
High resolution X-ray spectra reveal hidden cooling flows depositing cold gas at the centres
of massive nearby early-type galaxies with little sign of normal star formation. Optical …

Supermassive black holes are growing slowly by z∼ 5

S Lai, CA Onken, C Wolf, F Bian… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We investigate the black hole mass function at z∼ 5 using XQz5, our recent sample of the
most luminous quasars between the redshifts 4.5< z< 5.3. We include 72 quasars with black …

The Role of Active Galactic Nucleus Winds in Galaxy Formation: Connecting AGN Outflows at Low Redshifts to the Formation/Evolution of Their Host Galaxies

JP Torres-Papaqui, R Coziol… - The Astronomical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Using Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectra, we applied an automatic method to
search for outflows (OFs) in three large samples of narrow-line active galactic nuclei (AGN) …