The origins of massive black holes
M Volonteri, M Habouzit, M Colpi - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Massive black holes (MBHs) inhabit galactic centres, and power luminous quasars and
active galactic nuclei, shaping their cosmic environment with the energy they produce. The …
active galactic nuclei, shaping their cosmic environment with the energy they produce. The …
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 …
broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGN) at redshifts z≳ 5. Here we present deep …
First Detection of an Overmassive Black Hole Galaxy UHZ1: Evidence for Heavy Black Hole Seed Formation from Direct Collapse
P Natarajan, F Pacucci, A Ricarte… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The recent Chandra-JWST discovery of a quasar in the z≈ 10.1 galaxy UHZ1 reveals that
accreting supermassive black holes were already in place 470 million years after the Big …
accreting supermassive black holes were already in place 470 million years after the Big …
Turbulent cold flows gave birth to the first quasars
MA Latif, DJ Whalen, S Khochfar, NP Herrington… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
How quasars powered by supermassive black holes formed less than a billion years after
the Big Bang is still one of the outstanding problems in astrophysics, 20 years after their …
the Big Bang is still one of the outstanding problems in astrophysics, 20 years after their …
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 …
redshift represents a major challenge for theoretical models. In this work, we investigate the …
Are we surprised to find SMBHs with JWST at z ≥ 9?
R Schneider, R Valiante, A Trinca… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT JWST is unveiling for the first time accreting black holes (BHs) with masses of
106− 107 M⊙ at z> 4, with the most distant residing in GNz11 at z= 10.6. Are we really …
106− 107 M⊙ at z> 4, with the most distant residing in GNz11 at z= 10.6. Are we really …
Trapping of H ii regions in Population III star formation
O Jaura, SCO Glover, KMJ Wollenberg… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Radiative feedback from massive Population III (Pop III) stars in the form of ionizing and
photodissociating photons is widely believed to play a central role in shutting off accretion …
photodissociating photons is widely believed to play a central role in shutting off accretion …
Origin of supermassive black holes in massive metal-poor protoclusters
While large numbers of supermassive black holes have been detected at z> 6, their origin is
still essentially unclear. Numerical simulations have shown that the conditions for the …
still essentially unclear. Numerical simulations have shown that the conditions for the …
Forming massive seed black holes in high-redshift quasar host progenitors
The presence of massive black holes (BHs) with masses of the order of, powering bright
quasars when the Universe was less than 1 Gyr old, poses strong constraints on their …
quasars when the Universe was less than 1 Gyr old, poses strong constraints on their …
Critical accretion rates for rapidly growing massive Population III stars
Efforts to understand the origin and growth of massive black holes observed in the early
Universe have spurred significant interest in the evolution and fate of rapidly accreting …
Universe have spurred significant interest in the evolution and fate of rapidly accreting …