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arxiv: 2607.02366 · v1 · pith:HRR3F5CHnew · submitted 2026-07-02 · 🌌 astro-ph.GA

The Road to Identifying the Earliest Radio-Powerful AGN with the SKA

Jose Afonso , Stergios Amarantidis , Stas Shabala , Ross J. Turner , Luca Ighina , Mojtaba Raouf , Nuno Covas , Pedro Martins
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Nick Seymour Alessandro Caccianiga Alexander Hedge Jess W. Broderick Davi Barbosa Isabella Prandoni Sabyasachi Pal Bruno Arsioli Luis Barroso Rodrigo Carvajal Jo\~ao Tiago Andrew Hopkins Manuela Magliocchetti Israel Matute Ciro Pappalardo
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keywords radio AGNEpoch of Reionizationsupermassive black holeshigh-redshift galaxiesSquare Kilometre Arrayspectral energy distributionsjet evolution21-cm absorption
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The pith

The SKAO's fine-frequency sampling from 50 MHz to 15 GHz will identify the substantial population of radio-powerful AGN in the Epoch of Reionization predicted by simulations.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

This paper synthesizes hydrodynamical and semi-analytic simulations showing that many more radio-powerful AGN should exist at z greater than 6 than the few currently known. The shortfall is attributed to selection biases and incomplete radio spectral information in existing surveys. A strategy using broadband spectral energy distributions, spectral curvature, jet evolution, and radio-only redshift estimates is proposed as a way forward. The SKAO's sensitivity and wide spectral coverage would enable this approach at scale, providing new constraints on early supermassive black hole growth and neutral hydrogen during reionization. This matters because it offers a path to directly observe how the first powerful AGN emerged and influenced the early universe.

Core claim

Simulations predict a substantial undetected population of radio-powerful AGN in the Epoch of Reionization, but current surveys are limited by selection biases and incomplete spectral information; the sensitivity and spectral coverage of the SKAO across 50 MHz to 15 GHz will allow fine-frequency sampling that enables identification of these sources through physically motivated radio properties rather than empirical methods.

What carries the argument

Broadband radio spectral energy distributions combined with spectral curvature, dynamical jet evolution, and radio-only redshift estimation, which together form a selection strategy for high-redshift radio AGN.

If this is right

  • Many more radio-powerful AGN at z greater than 6 will become detectable, directly constraining models of early black hole accretion.
  • Radio-only redshift estimation will become viable for sources lacking optical or infrared counterparts.
  • 21-cm absorption studies against these AGN will probe neutral hydrogen in the Epoch of Reionization.
  • The approach replaces traditional empirical selection with one based on physical radio properties such as spectral curvature and jet evolution.
  • A large statistical sample of early radio AGN will become available for studying supermassive black hole growth.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Successful application could allow radio data alone to map the duty cycle of the earliest AGN feedback without relying on multi-wavelength detections.
  • The same spectral sampling might reveal whether radio-loud phases are common even among lower-luminosity black holes at these redshifts.
  • Extending the method to lower frequencies or higher redshifts could test whether the predicted population extends further into the cosmic dawn.
  • It would provide an independent check on whether the rapid growth of 10^9 solar mass black holes by z approximately 7 requires revisions to seeding or accretion models.

Load-bearing premise

The gap between simulation predictions and the small number of known z greater than 6 radio AGN arises mainly from selection biases and incomplete spectral data rather than from the intrinsic absence of such objects.

What would settle it

A deep SKAO survey across the 50 MHz to 15 GHz range that still finds no significant increase in the number of radio-powerful AGN at z greater than 6 would show the central claim is incorrect.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2607.02366 by Alessandro Caccianiga, Alexander Hedge, Andrew Hopkins, Bruno Arsioli, Ciro Pappalardo, Davi Barbosa, Isabella Prandoni, Israel Matute, Jess W. Broderick, Jo\~ao Tiago, Jose Afonso, Luca Ighina, Luis Barroso, Manuela Magliocchetti, Mojtaba Raouf, Nick Seymour, Nuno Covas, Pedro Martins, Rodrigo Carvajal, Ross J. Turner, Sabyasachi Pal, Stas Shabala, Stergios Amarantidis.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Maximum SMBH masses as a function of redshift for a range of cosmological simulations, extending the analysis of Amarantidis et al. (2019) to include more recent models, namely SIMBA and Radio￾SAGE. Data points show observational estimates. Further discussion of the methodology and comparison datasets can be found in Amarantidis et al. (2019). However, these approaches do not capture the dynamical effects … view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Predicted radio luminosity functions for AGN at 𝑧 ∼ 7–8 derived from a range of cosmological simulations, extending the analysis of Amarantidis et al. (2019). Coloured lines correspond to different simulation frameworks, both hydrodynamical (Horizon-AGN, Illustris, EAGLE, MassiveBlackII) and semi￾analytic (L-Galaxies, GALFORM, MERAXES, SHARK, Radio-SAGE). Beyond volume and modelling effects, numerical reso… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Spectral-index versus curvature parameter space for sources detected in the GLEAM survey with curved low-frequency radio spectra. Red and blue points mark known 𝑧 > 2 radio galaxies with 𝐿500 MHz > 1027 W Hz−1 . Seven of the nine sources at 𝑧 > 3.5 lie within the region outlined by the red solid lines, which defines the selection space for identifying candidate high-redshift, powerful radio sources (see Br… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: A non-exhaustive census of known radio sources, showing radio luminosity as a function of redshift. Most objects at 𝑧 < 5 are drawn from the Million Quasars Catalogue (Flesch, 2023), cross￾matched with LoTSS, RACS, and VLASS. The heterogeneous distribution reflects the diversity of selection techniques and survey sensitivities contributing to the current sample, illustrating the ongoing expansion of radio … view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: RAiSE evolutionary tracks at 880 MHz (observer frame) for moderate (1037 W, bottom curves) and high-power (1038 W, top curves) jets in group (top row) and cluster (bottom row) environments, at redshifts 𝑧 = 2, 4 and 7. Colours indicate spectral index between 880 and 1500 MHz, and tick marks show log-linearly spaced source ages at 10−2 , 10−1.5 , 10−1 Myr, and so on, up to 100 Myr. 4.4 Signatures of galaxy-… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Broadband radio SEDs for sources (as in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Blue points: RAiSEred radio continuum redshift estimates for Cygnus A and fourteen higher redshift sources as a function of their spectroscopic redshift; the repeated points (for each spectroscopic redshift) represent different calibration data. Red points: RAiSEred radio continuum redshift estimates for simulated lobed sources with the same jet powers, ages and halo masses as in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/… view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Minimum detectable black hole masses as a function of redshift for radio galaxies observed in the plane of the sky. Predicted radio emission is for unbeamed jets and lobes, i.e. no relativistic beaming is included in the models. Models required a resolved source of angular size > 0.5 ′′ and an integrated flux density at 880 MHz of at least 25 𝜇Jy (left) or 2.5 𝜇Jy (right). The conversion from jet power to … view at source ↗
read the original abstract

The Epoch of Reionization (EoR) is one of the most pivotal frontiers in modern astrophysics, marking the emergence of the first galaxies, stars, and supermassive black holes (SMBHs). Despite insights from the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array and the James Webb Space Telescope, we still struggle to explain how $\sim10^{9}$ M$_\odot$ SMBHs powering luminous active galactic nuclei (AGN) already exist by $z\sim7$. The recent discovery of powerful radio emission from some of these early AGN is notable, offering new constraints on early black-hole accretion and, with the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), the prospect of directly probing neutral hydrogen through 21-cm absorption studies. Yet progress remains slow: only a few radio-powerful AGN are known at $z>6$, far fewer than theoretical predictions suggest, raising questions about whether this reflects intrinsic properties or selection biases and incomplete spectral information. In this chapter we synthesise predictions from state-of-the-art hydrodynamical and semi-analytic simulations with observational constraints from SKAO pathfinder facilities. These models suggest the existence of a substantial, still-undetected population of radio-powerful AGN in the EoR, but show that present surveys are limited by selection biases and incomplete radio spectral information. We discuss a physically motivated strategy for identifying high-redshift radio AGN, based on broadband radio spectral energy distributions, spectral curvature, dynamical jet evolution, and radio-only redshift estimation, offering a transformative alternative to traditional empirical approaches. Finally, we justify how the sensitivity and spectral coverage of the SKAO will allow fine-frequency sampling across the 50 MHz - 15 GHz range, revolutionising our ability to identify the earliest radio-powerful AGN and probe the earliest SMBHs.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript synthesizes predictions from hydrodynamical and semi-analytic simulations with SKAO pathfinder constraints to argue that only a few radio-powerful AGN are known at z>6 because of selection biases and incomplete spectral information, rather than intrinsic rarity. It proposes a physically motivated identification strategy based on broadband radio SEDs, spectral curvature, dynamical jet evolution, and radio-only redshift estimation, and concludes that SKAO's sensitivity and 50 MHz–15 GHz coverage will enable fine-frequency sampling to detect this population and study early SMBHs via 21-cm absorption.

Significance. If the proposed radio-only identification methods are validated, the work supplies a clear observational roadmap that could substantially increase the known sample of EoR radio AGN, complementing JWST and ALMA results on early SMBH growth. The explicit linkage of simulation outputs to concrete SKAO capabilities (frequency sampling, sensitivity) is a constructive contribution to survey strategy planning.

minor comments (3)
  1. Abstract: the statement that 'only a few radio-powerful AGN are known at z>6' should be accompanied by the precise count and the references used to establish that number.
  2. The section outlining the identification strategy: a worked example or schematic of how spectral curvature plus radio-only redshift estimation would separate z>6 sources from lower-redshift contaminants would strengthen the presentation.
  3. Throughout: ensure consistent terminology between 'SKA' in the title and 'SKAO' in the text.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their positive and constructive assessment of the manuscript, including the accurate summary of our synthesis of simulations and pathfinder data, and for recommending minor revision. The significance statement correctly identifies the potential value of the proposed radio-only identification strategy for expanding the sample of EoR radio AGN.

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full rationale

The paper is a synthesis of external hydrodynamical/semi-analytic simulations and SKAO pathfinder data arguing that current low detection rates of z>6 radio AGN reflect selection biases and incomplete spectral coverage rather than intrinsic rarity. The central instrumental claim (fine-frequency sampling across 50 MHz–15 GHz enabling radio-only redshift/SED methods) follows directly from stated SKAO specifications and does not reduce to any fitted parameter, self-citation chain, or ansatz internal to the paper. No load-bearing step equates a prediction to its own input by construction, and all cited models are presented as independent external benchmarks.

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