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astro-ph.GA2026

SHELLQs. Black Hole Mass and Eddington Ratio Distributions of Intermediate-Luminosity Quasars at 6<z<7

Masafusa Onoue, John D. Silverman, Yoshiki Matsuoka +31

We present near-infrared spectroscopy of 21 quasars at 6.07 < z < 6.90 obtained with JWST/NIRSpec and Subaru/MOIRCS. These targets have absolute ultraviolet magnitudes of -25 < M_1…

astro-ph.GA2026

Aether-SHELLQs: JWST integral-field spectroscopy of candidate obscured quasars at z ~ 6

Yoshiki Matsuoka, Roberto Decarli, Emanuele Paolo Farina +12

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) NIRSpec integral field unit (IFU) observations of six galaxies at , obtained as part of the Aether project (General Observers…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Journey to Dominance: How BCGs Evolve Differently from Other Massive Galaxies

Marcelo C. Vicentin, Michael A. Strauss, Laerte Sodré +3

We use the L-GALAXIES semi-analytic model to investigate the evolution of Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) found in clusters at . BCGs are typically located in the c…

astro-ph.GA2026

Subaru High- Exploration of Low-Luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs). XXV. Large-scale environments of low-luminosity quasars at traced by Ly emitters

Junya Arita, Nobunari Kashikawa, Yoshiki Matsuoka +18

High- quasars are believed to reside in massive dark matter haloes (DMHs), suggesting that they reside in galaxy overdense regions. However, previous observations have shown a r…

astro-ph.GA2025

HST Confirms Sub-5 kpc Dual Quasar Pairs at Cosmic Noon

Qian Wang, Xuheng Ding, John Silverman +12

During cosmic noon (), when both star formation and black hole growth peaked, galaxy mergers are predicted to trigger dual active galactic nuclei (AGN) that eventually co…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

SHELLQs-JWST: Revealing the Spectra of Extended Emission in 12 z > 6 Quasar Host Galaxies using the JWST NIRSpec Fixed Slit

Camryn L. Phillips, Michael A. Strauss, Masafusa Onoue +15

We present an analysis of the rest frame optical JWST NIRSpec Fixed Slit spectra of extended host galaxy emission in 12 quasars from the Subaru High-z Exploration of Low-Luminosity…

astro-ph.GA2025

Cross-correlation of Luminous Red Galaxies with ML-selected AGN in HSC-SSP III: HOD Parameters for Type I and Type II Quasars

Rodrigo Córdova Rosado, Andy D. Goulding, Jenny E. Greene +4

Understanding the dark matter (DM) halo environment in which galaxies that host active galactic nuclei (AGN) reside is a window into the nature of supermassive black hole (SMBH) ac…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

Selecting Clusters and Protoclusters via Stellar Mass Density: II. Application to HSC-SSP Observations

Marcelo C. Vicentin, Laerte Sodré, Michael A. Strauss +2

We present a selection of candidates of clusters and protoclusters of galaxies identified in the photometric data of the HSC-SSP Wide Public Data Release 3 (PDR3), spanning the red…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

Selecting Clusters and Protoclusters via Stellar Mass Density: I. Method and tests on Mock HSC-SSP catalogs

Marcelo C. Vicentin, Pablo Araya-Araya, Laerte Sodré +1

We present an algorithm designed to identify galaxy (proto)clusters in wide-area photometric surveys by first selecting their dominant galaxy-i.e., the Brightest Cluster Galaxy (BC…

astro-ph.GA2025

Subaru High-z Exploration of Low-Luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs). XXIV. 54 New Quasars and Candidate Obscured Quasars at

Yoshiki Matsuoka, Kazushi Iwasawa, Masafusa Onoue +18

We present spectroscopic identification of 43 quasars and 11 candidate obscured quasars in the epoch of reionization (EoR) at , along with 29 galaxies at simil…

astro-ph.GA2025

SHELLQs-JWST perspective on the intrinsic mass relation between supermassive black holes and their host galaxies at z > 6

John Silverman, Junyao Li, Xuheng Ding +36

The relation between the masses of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their host galaxies encodes information on their mode of growth, especially at the earliest epochs. The Jame…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

The Discovery of Little Red Dots in the Local Universe: Signatures of Cool Gas Envelopes

Xiaojing Lin, Xiaohui Fan, Zheng Cai +25

JWST observations have revealed a population of high-redshift "little red dots" (LRDs) that challenge conventional AGN models. We report the discovery of three local LRDs at $z = 0…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Subaru High-z Exploration of Low-Luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs) XXII. Chandra observations of narrow-line quasar candidates at z>6

K. Iwasawa, R. Gilli, F. Vito +13

We report on Chandra X-ray observations of four narrow-line quasar candidates at z~6, selected from the SHELLQs project, based on the Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam survey. These objects…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 13 cited

SHELLQs. Bridging the Gap: JWST Unveils Obscured Quasars in the Most Luminous Galaxies at z > 6

Yoshiki Matsuoka, Masafusa Onoue, Kazushi Iwasawa +17

The unprecedented sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has uncovered a surprisingly abundant population of mildly obscured, low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (A…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 10 cited

SHELLQs-JWST Unveils the Host Galaxies of 12 Quasars at z>6

Xuheng Ding, Masafusa Onoue, John D. Silverman +35

The advent of JWST has opened new horizons in the study of quasar host galaxies during the reionization epoch (z>6). Building upon our previous initial measurements of stellar ligh…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Unveiling the origin of fast radio bursts by modeling the stellar mass and star formation distributions of their host galaxies

Nick Loudas, Dongzi Li, Michael A. Strauss +1

Diverse formation channels have been proposed to explain the emergence of fast radio bursts (FRBs), yet their origin remains elusive. With improved localization precision, roughly…

astro-ph.GA2025

No Galaxy-Scale [CII] Fast Outflow in the z=6.72 Red Quasar HSC J12050000

Mahoshi Sawamura, Takuma Izumi, Kouichiro Nakanishi +17

HSC 120505.09-000027.9 (J12050000) is one of the highest redshift () dust-reddened quasars (red quasars) known to date. We present an improved analysis of Atacama Large…

astro-ph.GA2024

Cross-correlation of Luminous Red Galaxies with ML-selected AGN in HSC-SSP II: AGN classification and clustering with DESI spectroscopy

Rodrigo Córdova Rosado, Andy D. Goulding, Jenny E. Greene +5

An unresolved question in studies of active galactic nuclei (AGN) is whether their different classes probe different evolutionary stages of black hole--host galaxy interaction. We…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

Cross-correlation of Luminous Red Galaxies with ML-selected AGN in HSC-SSP: Unobscured AGN residing in more massive halos

Rodrigo Córdova Rosado, Andy D. Goulding, Jenny E. Greene +7

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are the signposts of black hole growth, and likely play an important role in galaxy evolution. An outstanding question is whether AGN of different spec…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 2 cited

A Post-Starburst Pathway for the Formation of Massive Galaxies and Black Holes at z>6

Masafusa Onoue, Xuheng Ding, John D. Silverman +45

Understanding the rapid formation of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the early universe requires insight into stellar mass growth in host galaxies. Here, we present NIRSpec res…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 26 cited

A quasar-galaxy merger at : rapid host growth via accretion of two massive satellite galaxies

Roberto Decarli, Federica Loiacono, Emanuele Paolo Farina +38

We present JWST/NIRSpec Integral Field Spectroscopy in the rest-frame optical bands of the system PJ308-21, a quasar at caught as its host galaxy interacts with companio…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 18 cited

Discovery of merging twin quasars at z = 6.05

Yoshiki Matsuoka, Takuma Izumi, Masafusa Onoue +14

We report the discovery of two quasars at a redshift of = 6.05, in the process of merging. They were serendipitously discovered from the deep multi-band imaging data collected…

astro-ph.GA2024

Merging gas-rich galaxies that harbor low-luminosity twin quasars at z = 6.05: a promising progenitor of the most luminous quasars

Takuma Izumi, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Masafusa Onoue +15

We present ALMA [CII] 158 m line and underlying far-infrared (FIR) continuum emission observations ( resolution) toward a quasar-quasar pair system recentl…

astro-ph.GA2023

Subaru High- Exploration of Low-luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs). XVII. Black Hole Mass Distribution at Estimated via Spectral Comparison with Low- Quasars

Ayumi Takahashi, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Masafusa Onoue +9

We report the distribution of black hole (BH) masses and Eddingont ratios estimated for a sample of 131 low luminosity quasars in the early cosmic epoch (). Our work…