Optical Strong Line Ratios Cannot Distinguish Between Stellar Populations and Accreting Black Holes at High Ionization Parameters and Low Metallicities

Nikko J. Cleri, Grace M. Olivier, Bren E. Backhaus, Joel Leja, Casey Papovich, Jonathan R. Trump, Pablo Arrabal Haro, Véronique Buat, Denis Burgarella, Emilie Burnham, Antonello Calabrò, Jonathan H. Cohn, Justin W. Cole, Kelcey Davis, Mark Dickinson, Steven L. Finkelstein, Ray Garner, Michaela Hirschmann, Weida Hu, Taylor A. Hutchison, Dale D. Kocevski, Anton M. Koekemoer, Rebecca L. Larson, Zach J. Lewis, Michael v. Maseda, Lise-Marie Seillé, Raymond C. Simons
June, 2025
arXiv
Type
3
Publication
Submitted to The Astrophysical Journal
Ray Garner
Ray Garner
TAMU Astronomy Postdoctoral Researcher

I’m a scientist, Star Wars fan, and amateur photographer raised in Georgia. My research interests include galaxy evolution, star formation, satellite galaxies, and nebular diagnostics.