2025ApJ...980...84F


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2025ApJ...980...84F - Astrophys. J., 980, 84 (2025/February-2)

Assessing the Dark Matter Content of Two Quasar Host Galaxies at z ∼ 6 through Gas Kinematics.

FEI Q., SILVERMAN J.D., FUJIMOTO S., WANG R., HO L.C., BISCHETTI M., CARNIANI S., GINOLFI M., JONES G., MAIOLINO R., RUJOPAKARN W., FORSTER SCHREIBER N.M., ESPEJO SALCEDO J.M. and LEE L.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We conduct a study of the gas kinematics of two quasar host galaxies at z ≳ 6 traced by the [C II] emission line using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. By combining deep observations at both low and high resolution, we recover the diffuse emission, resolve its structure, and measure the rotation curves from the inner region of the galaxy to its outskirts using DysmalPy and 3DBarolo. Assuming that both galaxies exhibit disk rotation driven by the gravitational potential of the galaxy, we find that the best-fit disk models have a Vrot/σ ≈ 2 and inferred circular velocities out to ∼6-8 kpc scales, well beyond the likely stellar distribution. We then determine the mass profiles of each component (stars, gas, dark matter) with priors on the baryon and dark matter properties. We find relatively large dark matter fractions within their effective radii (fDM(R < Re) = ${0.61}_{-0.08}^{+0.08}$ and ${0.53}_{-0.23}^{+0.20}$, respectively), which are significantly larger than those extrapolated from lower redshift studies and remain robust under different input parameters verified by Monte Carlo simulations. The large fDM(R < Re) corresponds to halo masses of ∼1012.5-1012.8M⊙, thus representative of the most massive halos at these redshifts. Notably, while the masses of these supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are approximately 1 dex higher than the low-redshift relationship with stellar mass, the closer alignment of SMBH and halo masses with a local relationship may indicate that the early formation of these SMBHs is linked to their dark matter halos, providing insights into the coevolution of galaxies and black holes in the early Universe.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): High-redshift galaxies - Quasars - Galaxy kinematics - Galaxy dark matter halos

Simbad objects: 5

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Number of rows : 5
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 SDSS J003856.52-102553.8 QSO 00 38 56.519 -10 25 53.97           ~ 32 0
2 SDSS J010013.02+280225.8 QSO 01 00 13.0246669824 +28 02 25.791716364           ~ 206 0
3 PSO J308.0416-21.2339 QSO 20 32 09.996 -21 14 02.38           ~ 59 0
4 QSO J2318-3029 QSO 23 18 33.099 -30 29 33.58           ~ 27 0
5 SDSS J235632.44-062259.2 QSO 23 56 32.452 -06 22 59.31           ~ 52 0

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