JWST confirms that quasars do not evolve across cosmic time

Although stars and galaxies have developed over time, it seems that supermassive black holes already existed at the ‘cosmic dawn’ of the Universe. Analysis of the mid-infrared spectrum of an early quasar (a quasi-stellar object powered by a black hole) suggests that supermassive black holes and thei...

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1. Verfasser: Bosman, Sarah (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: August 2024
In: Nature astronomy
Year: 2024, Jahrgang: 8, Heft: 8, Pages: 951-952
ISSN:2397-3366
DOI:10.1038/s41550-024-02280-1
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02280-1
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02280-1
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Verfasserangaben:Sarah E.I. Bosman
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Zusammenfassung:Although stars and galaxies have developed over time, it seems that supermassive black holes already existed at the ‘cosmic dawn’ of the Universe. Analysis of the mid-infrared spectrum of an early quasar (a quasi-stellar object powered by a black hole) suggests that supermassive black holes and their feeding mechanisms were already completely mature when the Universe was 5% of its present age.
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ISSN:2397-3366
DOI:10.1038/s41550-024-02280-1