Little red dots as young supermassive black holes in dense ionized cocoons.

Rusakov V, Watson D, Nikopoulos GP, Brammer G, Gottumukkala R, Harvey T, Heintz KE, Damgaard R, Sim SA, Sneppen A, Vijayan AP, Adams N, Austin D, Conselice CJ, Goolsby CM, Toft S, Witstok J

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09900-4
Published: 2026 Jan
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-025-09900-4,
  title = {Little red dots as young supermassive black holes in dense ionized cocoons.},
  author = {Rusakov V and Watson D and Nikopoulos GP and Brammer G and Gottumukkala R and Harvey T and Heintz KE and Damgaard R and Sim SA and Sneppen A and Vijayan AP and Adams N and Austin D and Conselice CJ and Goolsby CM and Toft S and Witstok J},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-025-09900-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09900-4}
}

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AU  - Nikopoulos GP
AU  - Brammer G
AU  - Gottumukkala R
AU  - Harvey T
AU  - Heintz KE
AU  - Damgaard R
AU  - Sim SA
AU  - Sneppen A
AU  - Vijayan AP
AU  - Adams N
AU  - Austin D
AU  - Conselice CJ
AU  - Goolsby CM
AU  - Toft S
AU  - Witstok J
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JO  - Nature
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V, R., D, W., GP, N., G, B., R, G., T, H., KE, H., R, D., SA, S., A, S., AP, V., N, A., D, A., CJ, C., CM, G., S, T., & J, W. (2026). Little red dots as young supermassive black holes in dense ionized cocoons.. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09900-4

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