Origins of the UV continuum and Balmer emission lines in Little Red Dots: observational validation of dense gas envelope models enshrouding the AGN

arXiv (Cornell University) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Yoshihisa Asada, Kohei Inayoshi, Qinyue Fei, Seiji Fujimoto, Chris J. Willott
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2601.10573
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Abstract

We present a statistical study on the origins of the UV continuum and narrow/broad emission lines in little red dots (LRDs), presumably involving active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Leveraging all archived JWST/NIRSpec data, we build a sample of 27 spectroscopically-confirmed LRDs at $5

Fields of Study & Subjects

Galaxies: Formation Evolution Phenomena Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
15 January 2026
Document type
Preprint