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Subaru High-z Exploration of Low-luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs). VI. Black Hole Mass Measurements of Six Quasars at 6.1 ≤ z ≤ 6.7

The Astrophysical journal, 2019-08, Vol.880 (2), p.77 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2019. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. ;Copyright IOP Publishing Aug 01, 2019 ;ISSN: 0004-637X ;EISSN: 1538-4357 ;DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab29e9

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Title:
Subaru High-z Exploration of Low-luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs). VI. Black Hole Mass Measurements of Six Quasars at 6.1 ≤ z ≤ 6.7
Author: Onoue, Masafusa ; Kashikawa, Nobunari ; Matsuoka, Yoshiki ; Kato, Nanako ; Izumi, Takuma ; Nagao, Tohru ; Strauss, Michael A. ; Harikane, Yuichi ; Imanishi, Masatoshi ; Ito, Kei ; Iwasawa, Kazushi ; Kawaguchi, Toshihiro ; Lee, Chien-Hsiu ; Noboriguchi, Akatoki ; Suh, Hyewon ; Tanaka, Masayuki ; Toba, Yoshiki
Subjects: Accretion ; Black holes ; dark ages, reionization, first stars ; Deposition ; Infrared spectra ; Infrared spectroscopy ; Ionization ; Luminosity ; Near infrared radiation ; Near infrared spectroscopy ; Quasars ; quasars: general ; quasars: supermassive black holes ; Space telescopes ; Very Large Telescope
Is Part Of: The Astrophysical journal, 2019-08, Vol.880 (2), p.77
Description: We present deep near-infrared spectroscopy of six quasars at 6.1 ≤ z ≤ 6.7 with Very Large Telescope/X-Shooter and Gemini-N/GNIRS. Our objects, originally discovered through a wide-field optical survey with the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP), have the lowest luminosities (−25.5 mag ≤ M1450 ≤ −23.1 mag) of the z > 5.8 quasars with measured black hole (BH) masses. From single-epoch mass measurements based on Mg ii λ2798, we find a wide range in BH masses, from MBH = 107.6 to 109.3 M . The Eddington ratios Lbol/LEdd range from 0.16 to 1.1, but the majority of the HSC quasars are powered by MBH ∼ 109 M supermassive black holes (SMBHs) accreting at sub-Eddington rates. The Eddington ratio distribution of the HSC quasars is inclined to lower accretion rates than those of Willott et al., who measured the BH masses for similarly faint z ∼ 6 quasars. This suggests that the global Eddington ratio distribution is wider than has previously been thought. The presence of MBH ∼ 109 M SMBHs at z ∼ 6 cannot be explained with constant sub-Eddington accretion from stellar remnant seed BHs. Therefore, we may be witnessing the first buildup of the most massive BHs in the first billion years of the universe, the accretion activity of which is transforming from active growth to a quiescent phase. Measurements of a larger complete sample of z 6 low-luminosity quasars, as well as deeper observations with future facilities, will enable us to better understand the early SMBH growth in the reionization epoch.
Publisher: Philadelphia: The American Astronomical Society
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0004-637X
EISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab29e9
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Subaru High-z Exploration of Low-luminosity Quasars (SHELLQs). VI. Black Hole Mass Measurements of Six Quasars at 6.1 ≤ z ≤ 6.7

2019. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. ;Copyright IOP Publishing Aug 01, 2019 ;ISSN: 0004-637X ;EISSN: 1538-4357 ;DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab29e9

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