Little Red and Blue Dots: AGN-excited narrow lines, Lyman-$α$ emission, and resemblance to standard quasars
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We present an analysis of a sample of 36 Little Red and Blue Dots (LRDs and LBDs) at $2.26
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Geris, Sophia, Maiolino, Roberto, Ji, Xihan, Risaliti, Guido, Lanzuisi, Giorgio, D'Eugenio, Francesco, Isobe, Yuki, Jones, Gareth, Harshan, Anishya, Brazzini, Matilde, Juodžbalis, Ignas, Scholtz, Jan, Rinaldi, Pierluigi, Übler, Hannah, Baker, William, Bunker, Andrew J., Brusa, Marcella, Carniani, Stefano, Charlot, Stephane, Curti, Mirko, Comastri, Andrea, Lake, Emma Curtis, Gilli, Roberto, Hainline, Kevin, Madau, Piero, Marchesi, Stefano, Mazzolari, Giovanni, Napolitano, Lorenzo, Parlanti, Eleonora, Pentericci, Laura, Almeida, Cristina Ramos, Robertson, Brant, Silcock, Maddie S., Tripodi, Roberta, Venturi, Giacomo, Vignali, Cristian, Vito, Fabio, Zhu, Yongda
Institutions: University of Cambridge, University of Florence, Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio, National Institute for Astrophysics, University of Trieste, Space Telescope Science Institute, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, University of Copenhagen, University of Oxford, University of Bologna, Scuola Normale Superiore, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, Sorbonne Université, University of Hertfordshire, University of Arizona, University of Milano-Bicocca, Astronomical Observatory of Rome, Universidad de La Laguna, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, University of California, Santa Cruz, Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space Telescope Science Institute, UK Research and Innovation, European Commission, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Woolf Fisher Trust, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
OpenAlex ID: W7165615513