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astro-ph.GA2016★ 21 cited
The impact of ionizing radiation on the formation of a supermassive star in the early Universe
Sunmyon Chon, Muhammad A. Latif
A massive primordial halo near an intensely star-forming galaxy may collapse into a supermassive star (SMS) and leave a massive black hole seed of about . To invest…
astro-ph.GA2016★ 171 cited
Formation of supermassive black hole seeds
Muhammad A. Latif, Andrea Ferrara
The detection of quasars at unveils the presence of supermassive black holes (BHs) of a few billion solar masses. The rapid formation process of these extreme objects remains…
astro-ph.GA2016★ 149 cited
On the number density of "direct collapse" black hole seeds
Melanie Habouzit, Marta Volonteri, Muhammad Latif +2
Supermassive black holes (BHs) of millions solar masses and above reside in the center of most local galaxies, but they also power active galactic nuclei and quasars, detected up t…