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The Goldilocks Molecule: H2 Emission Lines Can Identify Elusive Dwarf AGN

  • Authors: Morgan Micharski, Chris Richardson

Morgan Micharski and Chris Richardson 2026 Research Notes of the AAS 10 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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An illustration of the geometric setup of our simulations (a), followed by the detectability of the H2 2.12 μm line with JWST NIRSpec at z = 0.0034 (b), and several excitation diagnostics in the NIR and optical (c)–(g). The diagram in (d) is particularly promising for finding elusive IMBHs.

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