The systematic search for $z\gtrsim 5$ active galactic nuclei in the $Chandra$ Deep Field South

Anna K. Weigel, Kevin Schawinski, Ezequiel Treister +3

We investigate early black hole (BH) growth through the methodical search for $z\gtrsim 5$ AGN in the $Chandra$ Deep Field South. We base our search on the $Chandra$ 4-Ms data with…