The importance of nuclear star clusters for massive black hole growth and nuclear star formation in simulated low-mass galaxies

Partmann, Christian; Naab, Thorsten; Lahen, Natalia; Rantala, Antti; Hirschmann, Michaela; Hislop, Jessica M.; Petersson, Jonathan; Johansson, Peter H.

doi:10.1093/mnras/staf002

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The importance of nuclear star clusters for massive black hole growth and nuclear star formation in simulated low-mass galaxies

Partmann, Christian

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Naab, Thorsten

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Lahen, Natalia

January 29, 2025

Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society

Observed low-mass galaxies with nuclear star clusters (NSCs) can host accreting massive black holes (MBH). We present simulations of dwarf galaxies (M-baryon similar to 0.6-2.4x10(8)M(circle dot)) at solar mass resolution (0.5M(circle dot)