Young galaxies as tracers and agents of cosmic reionization
Project Period: 2023-09-01 – 2028-08-31
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European Research Council
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19 Publications
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Impact of resonance, Raman, and Thomson scattering on hydrogen line formation in Little Red Dots
S.J. Chang, M. Gronke, J.J. Matthee, C. Mason, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 545 (2026).
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S.J. Chang, M. Gronke, J.J. Matthee, C. Mason, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 545 (2026).
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A weak Ly α halo for an extremely bright little red dot. Indications of enshrouded supermassive black hole growth
A. Torralba Torregrosa, J.J. Matthee, G. Pezzulli, T. Urrutia, M. Gronke, S. Mascia, F. D’Eugenio, C. Di Cesare, A.C. Eilers, J.E. Greene, E. Iani, Y. Ishikawa, R. Mackenzie, R.P. Naidu, B. Navarrete, G. Kotiwale, Astronomy and Astrophysics 705 (2026).
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A. Torralba Torregrosa, J.J. Matthee, G. Pezzulli, T. Urrutia, M. Gronke, S. Mascia, F. D’Eugenio, C. Di Cesare, A.C. Eilers, J.E. Greene, E. Iani, Y. Ishikawa, R. Mackenzie, R.P. Naidu, B. Navarrete, G. Kotiwale, Astronomy and Astrophysics 705 (2026).
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Rapid, out-of-equilibrium metal enrichment indicated by a flat mass-metallicity relation at z ∼ 6 from NIRCam grism spectroscopy
G. Kotiwale, J.J. Matthee, D. Kashino, A.P. Vijayan, A. Torralba Torregrosa, C. Di Cesare, E. Iani, R. Bordoloi, J. Leja, M.V. Maseda, S. Tacchella, I. Shivaei, K.E. Heintz, A.L. Danhaive, S. Mascia, I. Kramarenko, B. Navarrete, R. Mackenzie, R.P. Naidu, D. Sobral, Astronomy & Astrophysics 706 (2026).
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G. Kotiwale, J.J. Matthee, D. Kashino, A.P. Vijayan, A. Torralba Torregrosa, C. Di Cesare, E. Iani, R. Bordoloi, J. Leja, M.V. Maseda, S. Tacchella, I. Shivaei, K.E. Heintz, A.L. Danhaive, S. Mascia, I. Kramarenko, B. Navarrete, R. Mackenzie, R.P. Naidu, D. Sobral, Astronomy & Astrophysics 706 (2026).
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A cosmic miracle: A remarkably luminous galaxy at zspec = 14.44 confirmed with JWST
Naidu RP, Oesch PA, Brammer G, Weibel A, Li Y, Matthee JJ, Chisholm J, Pollock CL, Heintz KE, Johnson BD, Shen X, Hviding RE, Leja J, Tacchella S, Ganguly A, Witten C, Atek H, Belli S, Bose S, Bouwens R, Dayal P, Decarli R, De Graaff A, Fudamoto Y, Giovinazzo E, Greene JE, Illingworth G, Inoue AK, Kane SG, Labbe I, Leonova E, Marques-Chaves R, Meyer RA, Nelson EJ, Roberts-Borsani G, Schaerer D, Simcoe RA, Stefanon M, Sugahara Y, Toft S, Van Der Wel A, Van Dokkum P, Walter F, Watson D, Weaver JR, Whitaker KE. 2026. A cosmic miracle: A remarkably luminous galaxy at zspec = 14.44 confirmed with JWST. The Open Journal of Astrophysics. 9.
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Naidu RP, Oesch PA, Brammer G, Weibel A, Li Y, Matthee JJ, Chisholm J, Pollock CL, Heintz KE, Johnson BD, Shen X, Hviding RE, Leja J, Tacchella S, Ganguly A, Witten C, Atek H, Belli S, Bose S, Bouwens R, Dayal P, Decarli R, De Graaff A, Fudamoto Y, Giovinazzo E, Greene JE, Illingworth G, Inoue AK, Kane SG, Labbe I, Leonova E, Marques-Chaves R, Meyer RA, Nelson EJ, Roberts-Borsani G, Schaerer D, Simcoe RA, Stefanon M, Sugahara Y, Toft S, Van Der Wel A, Van Dokkum P, Walter F, Watson D, Weaver JR, Whitaker KE. 2026. A cosmic miracle: A remarkably luminous galaxy at zspec = 14.44 confirmed with JWST. The Open Journal of Astrophysics. 9.
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Black holes disguised as little red dots
J.J. Matthee, Science 391 (2026) 767–768.
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J.J. Matthee, Science 391 (2026) 767–768.
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The warm outer layer of a little red dot as the source of [Fe ii] and collisional Balmer lines with scattering wings
Torralba Torregrosa A, Matthee JJ, Pezzulli G, Naidu RP, Ishikawa Y, Brammer GB, Chang SJ, Chisholm J, De Graaff A, D’Eugenio F, Di Cesare C, Eilers AC, Greene JE, Gronke M, Iani E, Kokorev V, Kotiwale G, Kramarenko I, Ma Y, Mascia S, Navarrete B, Nelson E, Oesch P, Simcoe RA, Wuyts S. 2026. The warm outer layer of a little red dot as the source of [Fe ii] and collisional Balmer lines with scattering wings. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 707, A75.
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Torralba Torregrosa A, Matthee JJ, Pezzulli G, Naidu RP, Ishikawa Y, Brammer GB, Chang SJ, Chisholm J, De Graaff A, D’Eugenio F, Di Cesare C, Eilers AC, Greene JE, Gronke M, Iani E, Kokorev V, Kotiwale G, Kramarenko I, Ma Y, Mascia S, Navarrete B, Nelson E, Oesch P, Simcoe RA, Wuyts S. 2026. The warm outer layer of a little red dot as the source of [Fe ii] and collisional Balmer lines with scattering wings. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 707, A75.
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The slope and scatter of the star-forming main sequence at z ∼ 5: Reconciling observations with simulations
C. Di Cesare, J.J. Matthee, R.P. Naidu, A. Torralba, G. Kotiwale, I. Kramarenko, J. Blaizot, J. Rosdahl, J. Leja, E. Iani, A. Adamo, A. Covelo-Paz, L.J. Furtak, K.E. Heintz, S. Mascia, B. Navarrete, P.A. Oesch, M. Romano, I. Shivaei, S. Tacchella, Astronomy & Astrophysics 707 (2026).
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C. Di Cesare, J.J. Matthee, R.P. Naidu, A. Torralba, G. Kotiwale, I. Kramarenko, J. Blaizot, J. Rosdahl, J. Leja, E. Iani, A. Adamo, A. Covelo-Paz, L.J. Furtak, K.E. Heintz, S. Mascia, B. Navarrete, P.A. Oesch, M. Romano, I. Shivaei, S. Tacchella, Astronomy & Astrophysics 707 (2026).
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H α as a tracer of star formation in the SPHINX cosmological simulations
I. Kramarenko, J. Rosdahl, J. Blaizot, J.J. Matthee, H. Katz, C. Di Cesare, Astronomy & Astrophysics 707 (2026).
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I. Kramarenko, J. Rosdahl, J. Blaizot, J.J. Matthee, H. Katz, C. Di Cesare, Astronomy & Astrophysics 707 (2026).
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What you see is what you get: Empirically measured bolometric luminosities of Little Red Dots
Greene JE, Setton DJ, Furtak LJ, Naidu RP, Volonteri M, Dayal P, Labbe I, Van Dokkum P, Bezanson R, Brammer G, Cutler SE, Glazebrook K, De Graaff A, Hirschmann M, Hviding RE, Kokorev V, Leja J, Liu H, Ma Y, Matthee JJ, Nanayakkara T, Oesch PA, Pan R, Price SH, Spilker JS, Wang B, Weaver JR, Whitaker KE, Williams CC, Zitrin A. 2026. What you see is what you get: Empirically measured bolometric luminosities of Little Red Dots. The Astrophysical Journal. 996(2), 129.
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Greene JE, Setton DJ, Furtak LJ, Naidu RP, Volonteri M, Dayal P, Labbe I, Van Dokkum P, Bezanson R, Brammer G, Cutler SE, Glazebrook K, De Graaff A, Hirschmann M, Hviding RE, Kokorev V, Leja J, Liu H, Ma Y, Matthee JJ, Nanayakkara T, Oesch PA, Pan R, Price SH, Spilker JS, Wang B, Weaver JR, Whitaker KE, Williams CC, Zitrin A. 2026. What you see is what you get: Empirically measured bolometric luminosities of Little Red Dots. The Astrophysical Journal. 996(2), 129.
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Connecting the dots: UV-bright companions of Little Red Dots as Lyman–Werner sources enabling direct-collapse Black Hole formation
J.F.W. Baggen, M.T. Scoggins, P. Van Dokkum, Z. Haiman, A. Torralba Torregrosa, J.J. Matthee, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1002 (2026).
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J.F.W. Baggen, M.T. Scoggins, P. Van Dokkum, Z. Haiman, A. Torralba Torregrosa, J.J. Matthee, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1002 (2026).
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Little Red Dot - Host Galaxy = Black Hole Star: A gas-enshrouded heart at the center of every Little Red Dot
Sun WQ, Naidu RP, Matthee JJ, De Graaff A, Chisholm J, Greene JE, Oesch PA, Torralba Torregrosa A, Hviding RE, Brammer G, Simcoe RA, Bose S, Bouwens R, Dayal P, Eilers AC, Fei Q, Furtak LJ, Gottumukkala R, Goulding A, Heintz KE, Hirschmann M, Kokorev V, Leja J, Liu Z, Natarajan P, Santarelli AD, Setton DJ, Smith A, Tacchella S, Volonteri M, Walter F, Weibel A, Williams CC. 2026. Little Red Dot - Host Galaxy = Black Hole Star: A gas-enshrouded heart at the center of every Little Red Dot. The Open Journal of Astrophysics. 9.
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Sun WQ, Naidu RP, Matthee JJ, De Graaff A, Chisholm J, Greene JE, Oesch PA, Torralba Torregrosa A, Hviding RE, Brammer G, Simcoe RA, Bose S, Bouwens R, Dayal P, Eilers AC, Fei Q, Furtak LJ, Gottumukkala R, Goulding A, Heintz KE, Hirschmann M, Kokorev V, Leja J, Liu Z, Natarajan P, Santarelli AD, Setton DJ, Smith A, Tacchella S, Volonteri M, Walter F, Weibel A, Williams CC. 2026. Little Red Dot - Host Galaxy = Black Hole Star: A gas-enshrouded heart at the center of every Little Red Dot. The Open Journal of Astrophysics. 9.
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The light echo of a high-redshift quasar mapped with Lyα tomography
A.C. Eilers, M. Yue, J.J. Matthee, J.F. Hennawi, F.B. Davies, R.A. Simcoe, R. Teague, R. Bordoloi, G. Brammer, Y. Kang, D. Kashino, R. Mackenzie, R.P. Naidu, B. Navarrete, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 991 (2025).
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A.C. Eilers, M. Yue, J.J. Matthee, J.F. Hennawi, F.B. Davies, R.A. Simcoe, R. Teague, R. Bordoloi, G. Brammer, Y. Kang, D. Kashino, R. Mackenzie, R.P. Naidu, B. Navarrete, The Astrophysical Journal Letters 991 (2025).
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Tracing star formation across cosmic time at tens of parsec-scales in the lensing cluster field Abell 2744
A. Claeyssens, A. Adamo, M. Messa, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, J. Richard, I. Kramarenko, J.J. Matthee, R.P. Naidu, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 537 (2025) 2535–2558.
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A. Claeyssens, A. Adamo, M. Messa, M. Dessauges-Zavadsky, J. Richard, I. Kramarenko, J.J. Matthee, R.P. Naidu, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 537 (2025) 2535–2558.
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Little impact of mergers and galaxy morphology on the production and escape of ionizing photons in the early Universe
Mascia S, Pentericci L, Llerena M, Calabrò A, Matthee JJ, Flury S, Pacucci F, Jaskot A, Amorín RO, Bhatawdekar R, Castellano M, Cleri N, Costantin L, Davis K, Di Cesare C, Dickinson M, Fontana A, Guo Y, Giavalisco M, Holwerda BW, Hu W, Huertas-Company M, Jung I, Kartaltepe J, Kashino D, Koekemoer AM, Lucas RA, Lotz J, Napolitano L, Jogee S, Wilkins S. 2025. Little impact of mergers and galaxy morphology on the production and escape of ionizing photons in the early Universe. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 701, A122.
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Mascia S, Pentericci L, Llerena M, Calabrò A, Matthee JJ, Flury S, Pacucci F, Jaskot A, Amorín RO, Bhatawdekar R, Castellano M, Cleri N, Costantin L, Davis K, Di Cesare C, Dickinson M, Fontana A, Guo Y, Giavalisco M, Holwerda BW, Hu W, Huertas-Company M, Jung I, Kartaltepe J, Kashino D, Koekemoer AM, Lucas RA, Lotz J, Napolitano L, Jogee S, Wilkins S. 2025. Little impact of mergers and galaxy morphology on the production and escape of ionizing photons in the early Universe. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 701, A122.
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Environmental evidence for overly massive Black Holes in low-mass galaxies and a Black Hole–Halo mass relation at z ∼ 5
J.J. Matthee, R.P. Naidu, G. Kotiwale, L.J. Furtak, I. Kramarenko, R. Mackenzie, J. Greene, A. Adamo, R.J. Bouwens, C. Di Cesare, A.-C. Eilers, A. de Graaff, K.E. Heintz, D. Kashino, M.V. Maseda, S. Tacchella, A. Torralba Torregrosa, The Astrophysical Journal 988 (2025).
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J.J. Matthee, R.P. Naidu, G. Kotiwale, L.J. Furtak, I. Kramarenko, R. Mackenzie, J. Greene, A. Adamo, R.J. Bouwens, C. Di Cesare, A.-C. Eilers, A. de Graaff, K.E. Heintz, D. Kashino, M.V. Maseda, S. Tacchella, A. Torralba Torregrosa, The Astrophysical Journal 988 (2025).
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JWST provides a new view of cosmic dawn: Latest developments in studies of early galaxies
J.J. Matthee, Contemporary Physics 66 (2025) 116–151.
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J.J. Matthee, Contemporary Physics 66 (2025) 116–151.
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EIGER. VI. The correlation function, host halo mass, and duty cycle of luminous quasars at z ≳ 6
A.C. Eilers, R. Mackenzie, E. Pizzati, J.J. Matthee, J.F. Hennawi, H. Zhang, R. Bordoloi, D. Kashino, S.J. Lilly, R.P. Naidu, R.A. Simcoe, M. Yue, C.S. Frenk, J.C. Helly, M. Schaller, J. Schaye, Astrophysical Journal 974 (2024).
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A.C. Eilers, R. Mackenzie, E. Pizzati, J.J. Matthee, J.F. Hennawi, H. Zhang, R. Bordoloi, D. Kashino, S.J. Lilly, R.P. Naidu, R.A. Simcoe, M. Yue, C.S. Frenk, J.C. Helly, M. Schaller, J. Schaye, Astrophysical Journal 974 (2024).
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Little Red Dots: An abundant population of faint active galactic nuclei at z ∼ 5 revealed by the EIGER and FRESCO JWST surveys
Matthee JJ, Naidu RP, Brammer G, Chisholm J, Eilers A-C, Goulding A, Greene J, Kashino D, Labbe I, Lilly SJ, Mackenzie R, Oesch PA, Weibel A, Wuyts S, Xiao M, Bordoloi R, Bouwens R, van Dokkum P, Illingworth G, Kramarenko I, Maseda MV, Mason C, Meyer RA, Nelson EJ, Reddy NA, Shivaei I, Simcoe RA, Yue M. 2024. Little Red Dots: An abundant population of faint active galactic nuclei at z ∼ 5 revealed by the EIGER and FRESCO JWST surveys. The Astrophysical Journal. 963(2), 129.
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Matthee JJ, Naidu RP, Brammer G, Chisholm J, Eilers A-C, Goulding A, Greene J, Kashino D, Labbe I, Lilly SJ, Mackenzie R, Oesch PA, Weibel A, Wuyts S, Xiao M, Bordoloi R, Bouwens R, van Dokkum P, Illingworth G, Kramarenko I, Maseda MV, Mason C, Meyer RA, Nelson EJ, Reddy NA, Shivaei I, Simcoe RA, Yue M. 2024. Little Red Dots: An abundant population of faint active galactic nuclei at z ∼ 5 revealed by the EIGER and FRESCO JWST surveys. The Astrophysical Journal. 963(2), 129.
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Large-scale excess H I absorption around z ≈ 4 galaxies detected in a background galaxy spectrum in the MUSE eXtremely deep field
J.J. Matthee, C. Golling, R. Mackenzie, G. Pezzulli, S. Lilly, J. Schaye, R. Bacon, H. Kusakabe, T. Urrutia, L. Boogaard, J. Brinchmann, M.V. Maseda, T. Garel, N.F. Bouché, L. Wisotzki, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 529 (2024) 2794–2806.
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J.J. Matthee, C. Golling, R. Mackenzie, G. Pezzulli, S. Lilly, J. Schaye, R. Bacon, H. Kusakabe, T. Urrutia, L. Boogaard, J. Brinchmann, M.V. Maseda, T. Garel, N.F. Bouché, L. Wisotzki, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 529 (2024) 2794–2806.