Little Red Dots as Direct-collapse Black Hole Nurseries

Little Red Dots as Direct-collapse Black Hole Nurseries
Elia Cenci, Melanie Habouzit
arXiv:2508.14897v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope recently uncovered a population of massive black holes (BHs) in the first billion years after the Big Bang. Among these high-redshift BH candidates, observations have identified a class of active galactic nuclei candidates, dubbed Little Red Dots (LRDs), with extraordinarily compact gas reservoirs and peculiar spectral features. LRDs clearly emerge at redshift zarXiv:2508.14897v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope recently uncovered a population of massive black holes (BHs) in the first billion years after the Big Bang. Among these high-redshift BH candidates, observations have identified a class of active galactic nuclei candidates, dubbed Little Red Dots (LRDs), with extraordinarily compact gas reservoirs and peculiar spectral features. LRDs clearly emerge at redshift z