Speaker
James Aird
(University of Leicester)
Description
Determining the processes responsible for the initial formation and subsequent growth of the very first supermassive black holes, primarily taking place at very high redshifts (z>6), will be a major challenge for the next decade of X-ray astronomy and beyond. I will review what is currently known about black hole growth during this early period of cosmic time (from both an X-ray and multiwavelength perspective), discuss some of the latest progress in understanding the evolution of AGN populations at lower redshifts, and look ahead to the next generation of X-ray observatories - in particular the potential of the Athena X-ray observatory to identify large samples of moderate-luminosity z>6 AGN.
| Affiliation | University of Leicester |
|---|---|
| Topic | The cosmic frontier: first black holes and proto-clusters |
Primary author
James Aird
(University of Leicester)
