The black hole occupation fraction as a fossil record of seeding, dynamics, and galaxy assembly

arXiv:2607.09853 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-07-10 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-07-10

Updated: 2026-09-07

Comments: 10 pages, 5 figures. Submitted for review

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• Black Hole Occupation Fraction: Dependence on Black Hole Mass Threshold, Environment, Resolution and Redshift
• Tracing black hole and galaxy growth across environments since cosmic noon

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