UNCOVERing the High-redshift AGN Population among Extreme UV Line Emitters

JWST has revealed diverse new populations of high-redshift ( z ∼ 4–11) active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and extreme star-forming galaxies that challenge current photoionization models. In this paper, we use rest-frame UV emission-line diagnostics to identify AGN candidates and other exceptional ionizi...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors:	Helena Treiber, Jenny E. Greene, John R. Weaver, Tim B. Miller, Lukas J. Furtak, David J. Setton, Bingjie Wang, Anna de Graaff, Rachel Bezanson, Gabriel Brammer, Sam E. Cutler, Pratika Dayal, Robert Feldmann, Seiji Fujimoto, Andy D. Goulding, Vasily Kokorev, Ivo Labbe, Joel Leja, Danilo Marchesini, Themiya Nanayakkara, Erica Nelson, Richard Pan, Sedona H. Price, Jared Siegel, Katherine A. Suess, Katherine E. Whitaker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Active galactic nuclei High-redshift galaxies Early universe Emission line galaxies
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adc38f

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