The assembly of the first massive black holes

K Inayoshi, E Visbal, Z Haiman - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
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 …

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

L Barack, V Cardoso, S Nissanke… - … and quantum gravity, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
70 AIM, UMR 7158, CEA/DRF, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, Irfu/Service d'Astrophysique,
Centre de Saclay, FR-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Morphologies of Galaxies at z≳ 9 Uncovered by JWST/NIRCam Imaging: Cosmic Size Evolution and an Identification of an Extremely Compact Bright Galaxy at z∼ 12

Y Ono, Y Harikane, M Ouchi, H Yajima… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present morphologies of galaxies at z≳ 9 resolved by JWST/NIRCam 2–5 μm imaging.
Our sample consists of 22 galaxy candidates identified by stringent dropout and photo-z …

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 …

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 …

Physical Properties of 15 Quasars at z≳ 6.5

C Mazzucchelli, E Bañados… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
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Observational evidence for intermediate-mass black holes

M Mezcua - International Journal of Modern Physics D, 2017 - World Scientific
Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), with masses in the range 1 0 0–1 0 6 M⊙, are the
link between stellar-mass BHs and supermassive BHs (SMBHs). They are thought to be the …

Very high redshift quasars and the rapid emergence of supermassive black holes

P Kroupa, L Subr, T Jerabkova… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The observation of quasars at very high redshift such as Pōniuā'ena is a challenge for
models of supermassive black hole (SMBH) formation. This work presents a study of SMBH …

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 …

Titans of the early Universe: The Prato statement on the origin of the first supermassive black holes

TE Woods, B Agarwal, V Bromm, A Bunker… - Publications of the …, 2019 - cambridge.org
In recent years, the discovery of massive quasars at has provided a striking challenge to our
understanding of the origin and growth of supermassive black holes in the early Universe …