The Host Galaxy of a Dormant, Overmassive Black Hole at $z=6.7$ May Be Restarting Star Formation
Fabio Pacucci, Abraham Loeb, Ignas Juodv{z}balis
arXiv:2404.11643v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: JWST is discovering a large population of $z>4$ supermassive black holes (SMBHs) that are overmassive with respect to the stellar content of their hosts. A previous study developed a physical model to interpret this overmassive population as the result of quasar feedback acting on a compact host galaxy. In this Note, we apply this model to JADES GN 1146115, a dormant supermassive black hole at $z=6.7$ whose mass is $sim40%$ of the host’s mass in stars and accreting at $sim2%$ of the Eddington limit. The host has been forming stars at the low rate of $sim 1 , rm M_odot ,yr^{-1}$ for the past $sim 100$ Myr. Our model suggests that this galactic system is on the verge of a resurgence of global star formation activity. This transition comes after a period of domination by the effect of its overmassive black hole, whose duration is comparable to typical quasar lifetimes.arXiv:2404.11643v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: JWST is discovering a large population of $z>4$ supermassive black holes (SMBHs) that are overmassive with respect to the stellar content of their hosts. A previous study developed a physical model to interpret this overmassive population as the result of quasar feedback acting on a compact host galaxy. In this Note, we apply this model to JADES GN 1146115, a dormant supermassive black hole at $z=6.7$ whose mass is $sim40%$ of the host’s mass in stars and accreting at $sim2%$ of the Eddington limit. The host has been forming stars at the low rate of $sim 1 , rm M_odot ,yr^{-1}$ for the past $sim 100$ Myr. Our model suggests that this galactic system is on the verge of a resurgence of global star formation activity. This transition comes after a period of domination by the effect of its overmassive black hole, whose duration is comparable to typical quasar lifetimes.

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