Kavli Affiliate: Robert Simcoe | Summary:The population of the Little Red Dots (LRDs) may represent a key phase of supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth. A cocoon of dense excited gas is emerging as key component to explain the most striking properties of LRDs, such as strong Balmer breaks and Balmer absorption, as well as the […]
Continue.. The warm outer layer of a Little Red Dot as the source of [Fe II] and collisional Balmer lines with scattering wings