What is the origin of the JWST SMBHs?

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Main Authors: Ellis, John, Fairbairn, Malcolm, Urrutia, Juan, Vaskonen, Ville
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author Ellis, John
Fairbairn, Malcolm
Urrutia, Juan
Vaskonen, Ville
author_facet Ellis, John
Fairbairn, Malcolm
Urrutia, Juan
Vaskonen, Ville
contents We present a new semi-analytical model for the evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes (SMBHs) that is based on the extended Press-Schechter formalism and phenomenological modelling of star formation. The model yields BH mass-stellar mass relations that reproduce both the JWST and pre-JWST observations. If the efficiency for BH mergers is high the JWST data prefer light seeds while the pre-JWST data prefers heavy seeds. The fit improves for a smaller merger efficiency, $O(0.1)$, for which both data prefer heavy seeds, while also accommodating the PTA GW background data.
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spellingShingle What is the origin of the JWST SMBHs?
Ellis, John
Fairbairn, Malcolm
Urrutia, Juan
Vaskonen, Ville
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We present a new semi-analytical model for the evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes (SMBHs) that is based on the extended Press-Schechter formalism and phenomenological modelling of star formation. The model yields BH mass-stellar mass relations that reproduce both the JWST and pre-JWST observations. If the efficiency for BH mergers is high the JWST data prefer light seeds while the pre-JWST data prefers heavy seeds. The fit improves for a smaller merger efficiency, $O(0.1)$, for which both data prefer heavy seeds, while also accommodating the PTA GW background data.
title What is the origin of the JWST SMBHs?
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Astrophysics of Galaxies
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.24224