4 papers
The formation of supermassive black holes from Population III.1 seeds. IV. Self-regulated seeding from supermassive star ionizing feedback
Maya A. Petkova, Jonathan C. Tan, Jasbir Singh +5
Supermassive Population III.1 stars, i.e., formed from pristine, metal-free gas leading to conditions where dark matter annihilation heating is significant, have been proposed as t…
The Emergence and Ionizing Feedback of Pop III.1 Stars as Progenitors for Supermassive Black Holes
Mahsa Sanati, Jonathan C. Tan, Julien Devriendt +9
Recent observations by JWST reveal an unexpectedly abundant population of rapidly growing supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the early Universe, underscoring the need for improved…
The Evolution of Pop III.1 Protostars Powered by Dark Matter Annihilation. I. Fiducial model and first results
Devesh Nandal, Konstantinos Topalakis, Jonathan C. Tan +3
The existence of billion-solar-mass quasars at redshifts poses a formidable challenge to theories of black hole formation, requiring pathways for the rapid growth of…
The Origin of Supermassive Black Holes from Pop III.1 Seeds
Jonathan C. Tan, Jasbir Singh, Vieri Cammelli +4
The origin of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) is a key open question for contemporary astrophysics and cosmology. Here we review the features of a cosmological model of SMBH forma…