Investigating 3D Maps of Lyman Alpha Halos Around Radio-Loud Quasars at z > 3.6

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Authors: Tatevik Mkrtchyan
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Abstract

The rapid growth of billion solar mass supermassive black holes (SMBHs) within 1 Gyr after the Big Bang requires extreme accretion scenarios. Theoretical models predict that these systems reside in highly biased regions, where the accretion is sustained by vast gas reservoirs from the circumgalactic medium (CGM), reaching kiloparsec scales. In particular, radio jets, present in around 10% of quasars, may also play a key role in SMBH galaxy growth; however, the role of radio jets in shaping the CGM remains unclear, with no systematic observations comparing radio-loud (RL) and radio-quiet (RQ) quasars.

Fields of Study & Subjects

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

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
27 February 2026
Language
EN