Black hole and host galaxy properties of two z$\simeq$6.8 quasars from the NIRSpec IFU

arxiv(2023)

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Integral Field Spectroscopy (IFS) with JWST NIRSpec will significantly improve our understanding of the first quasars, by providing spatially resolved, infrared spectroscopic capabilities which cover key rest-frame optical emission lines that have been previously unobservable. Here we present our results from the first two z>6 quasars observed as a part of the NIRSpec Galaxy Assembly IFS GTO program, DELS J0411-0907 at z=6.82 and VDES J0020-3653 at z=6.86. By observing the H$\beta$, [OIII], and H$\alpha$ emission lines in these high-z quasars for the first time, we measure accurate black hole masses, $M_{\rm{BH}}=1.7\times10^9$M$_\odot$ and $2.6\times10^9$M$_\odot$, corresponding to Eddington ratios of $\lambda_{\rm{Edd}}=0.9$ and 0.4 for DELS J0411-0907 and VDES J0020-3653 respectively, providing a key comparison for existing estimates from the MgII line which we show can be unreliable. We perform quasar-host decomposition using models of the quasars' broad lines to measure the underlying host galaxies. We also discover two emission line regions surrounding each of the host galaxies, which are likely companion galaxies undergoing mergers with these hosts. We measure the star formation rates, excitation mechanisms, and dynamical masses of the hosts and companions, giving the first reliable $M_{\rm{BH}}/M_{\rm{dyn}}$ ratios at high-z. DELS J0411-0907 and VDES J0020-3653 both lie above the local black hole--host mass relation, and are consistent with the existing observations of $z\gtrsim6$ quasar host galaxies with ALMA. We detect ionized outflows in [OIII] and H$\beta$ from both quasars, with mass outflow rates of 63 and 420 M$_{\odot}$/yr for DELS J0411-0907 and VDES J0020-3653, much larger than their host star formation rates of $<39.3$ and $<205$M$_\odot$/yr. This work highlights the exceptional capabilities of the JWST NIRSpec IFU for observing quasars in the early Universe.
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quasars,host galaxy properties,black hole,ga-nifs
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