activity
20132026
most citedSubaru High-z Exploration of Low-Luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs). V. Quasar Luminosity Function and Contribution to Cosmic Reionization at z = 6

224 citations · 4.1k across the 113 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators
Showing astro-ph.GAShow all

109 papers · 1 filter

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.GA2025

ALMA Sub-parsec Resolution Dense Molecular Line Observations of the NGC 1068 Nucleus

Masatoshi Imanishi, Bernd Vollmer, Yoshiaki Hagiwara +3

We present the results of our ALMA observations of the dense molecular HCN J=4-3 and HCO J=4-3 lines at 1 pc (14 mas) resolution in the nuclear region of…

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

ALMA Deep Field in SSA22: Reconstructed [CII] Luminosity Function at z = 6

Natsuki H. Hayatsu, Rob J. Ivison, Paola Andreani +19

The ADF22 line survey reported detections of two high- line-emitting source candidates above 6-, both of which were shown to be spurious after follow-up observations. We inve…

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★ 1 cited

GATOS. VIII. On the physical origin of the extended MIR emission in AGN

Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Cristina Ramos Almeida, Miguel Pereira-Santaella +31

The polar mid-infrared (MIR) emission detected within 10-100s pcs in some active galactic nuclei (AGN) has been associated with dusty winds driven away by radiation pressure. The p…

astro-ph.GA2025

Overmassive Black holes live in compact galaxies in the early Universe

Yuxuan Wu, Tao Wang, Daizhong Liu +9

A significant population of quasars have been found to exist within the first Gyr of cosmic time. Most of them have high black hole (BH) masses ($M_{\rm BH} \sim 10^{8-10} M_{\odot…

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.GA2025

From Non-Detection to Detection: Atacama Compact Array Mosaic Observations of Faint Extended [C I] Emission in NGC 7679

Tomonari Michiyama, Toshiki Saito, Kouichiro Nakanishi +8

We report the detection of [C I] -- emission in the nearby galaxy NGC 7679 using the Atacama Compact Array (ACA) of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (…

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

The Galaxy Activity, Torus, and Outflow Survey (GATOS). VII. The 20-214 m imaging atlas of active galactic nuclei using SOFIA

Lindsay Fuller, Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Ismael Garcia-Bernete +24

We present a 19.7 - 214 m imaging atlas of local (4 - 181 Mpc; median 43 Mpc) active galactic nuclei (AGN) observed with FORCAST and HAWC+ on board the SOFIA telescope with angu…

astro-ph.GA2024

Implication of a galaxy-scale negative feedback by one of the most powerful multi-phase outflows in a hyper-luminous infrared galaxy at the intermediate redshift

Xiaoyang Chen, Masayuki Akiyama, Kohei Ichikawa +12

Powerful, galactic outflows driven by Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are commonly considered as a main mechanism to regulate star formation in massive galaxies. Ultra- and hyper-lum…

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★ 8 cited

Detection of the [O I] 63 m emission line from the quasar J2054-0005

Nozomi Ishii, Takuya Hashimoto, Carl Ferkinhoff +23

We report the highest-redshift detection of [O I] 63 m from a luminous quasar, J2054-0005, at based on the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array Band 9 observat…

astro-ph.GA2024

Ongoing and fossil large-scale outflows detected in a high-redshift radio galaxy: [C II] observations of TN J09242201 at

Kianhong Lee, Masayuki Akiyama, Kotaro Kohno +13

We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations of the [C II] 158 m line and the underlying continuum emission of TN J09242201, which is one of the most…

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.GA2024

Cosmic Himalayas: The Highest Quasar Density Peak Identified in a 10,000 deg Sky with Spatial Discrepancies between Galaxies, Quasars, and IGM HI

Yongming Liang, Masami Ouchi, Dongsheng Sun +27

We report the identification of a quasar overdensity in the BOSSJ0210 field, dubbed Cosmic Himalayas, consisting of 11 quasars at , the densest overdensity of quasars…

astro-ph.GA2023

Deconvolution of JWST/MIRI Images: Applications to an AGN Model and GATOS Observations of NGC 5728

M. T. Leist, C. Packham, D. J. V. Rosario +32

The superb image quality, stability and sensitivity of the JWST permit deconvolution techniques to be pursued with a fidelity unavailable to ground-based observations. We present a…

astro-ph.GA2023

BASS XXXIV: A Catalog of the Nuclear Mm-wave Continuum Emission Properties of AGNs Constrained on Scales 100--200 pc

Taiki Kawamuro, Claudio Ricci, Richard F. Mushotzky +25

We present a catalog of the millimeter-wave (mm-wave) continuum properties of 98 nearby ( 0.05) active galactic nuclei (AGNs) selected from the 70-month Swift/BAT hard X-ray c…

astro-ph.GA2023

ALMA 0.5 kpc Resolution Spatially Resolved Investigations of Nuclear Dense Molecular Gas Properties in Nearby Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies Based on HCN and HCO Three Transition Line Data

Masatoshi Imanishi, Shunsuke Baba, Kouichiro Nakanishi +1

We present the results of our ALMA 0.5 kpc-resolution dense molecular line (HCN and HCO J=2-1, J=3-2, and J=4-3) observations of 12 nearby (ultra)luminous infrared…