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A UV-faint quasar at z=7.7 sits in the brightest [CII] host yet seen among its peers, so UV dimness does not mean a low-mass galaxy.

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load-bearing objection Solid single-object NOEMA paper: most distant [CII]/dust in a quasar host, and a UV-faint Euclid source that is the brightest [CII] emitter among the three known z≈7.5 systems. the 2 major comments →

arxiv 2607.03430 v1 pith:T4JGFATT submitted 2026-07-03 astro-ph.GA astro-ph.CO

Euclid: A UV-faint quasar in a highly luminous star-forming host galaxy at z approx 7.7

S. Belladitta , R. Decarli , E. Ba\~nados , F. Walter , D. Yang , F. Guarneri , K. Jahnke , S. Bisogni
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This paper reports the most distant [CII] 158 µm and cold-dust continuum detections yet obtained for a quasar host, fixing the systemic redshift of EUCL J1253+7054 at z=7.6980. Despite being nearly two magnitudes fainter in the rest-frame UV than the three previously known z≈7.5 quasars, the source is the brightest [CII] emitter among them and shows luminous far-infrared continuum, implying a vigorously star-forming host (SFR >250 M☉ yr⁻¹). The authors argue that the UV faintness is therefore more likely dust obscuration or sub-Eddington accretion than an intrinsically lower-mass galaxy, placing these systems at a different evolutionary stage from the UV-bright quasars that have dominated earlier samples. The result demonstrates that wide-area optical/near-IR surveys can now be paired with millimetre interferometry to characterise supermassive black holes and their hosts across a wider luminosity range in the first billion years.

Core claim

Despite M_1450 = −24.06 (nearly two magnitudes fainter than the prior z≈7.5 sample), EUCL J1253+7054 hosts the brightest [CII] emission yet measured at these redshifts (L_[CII] = 2.03^{+0.26}_{-0.23}×10^9 L_☉) together with L_FIR = 3.6×10^{12} L_☉, a dust mass ~1.4×10^8 M_☉ and SFR >250 M_☉ yr⁻¹, showing that UV-faint quasars at z>6 can reside in massive, actively star-forming galaxies.

What carries the argument

The [CII] 158 µm luminosity and single-band 1.3 mm continuum, converted via a modified black-body (T_dust=47 K, β=1.6) and standard SFR calibrations, which together quantify host star-formation rate, dust mass and dynamical mass and allow direct comparison with UV-brighter z≈7.5 quasars.

Load-bearing premise

The conversion of the single 1.3 mm continuum point into FIR luminosity, dust mass and star-formation rate rests on fixed dust temperature and emissivity values that the paper itself shows can change the derived quantities by factors of two to five.

What would settle it

A multi-band submillimetre SED that measures a substantially different dust temperature or emissivity (or a high-resolution [CII] map that yields a much larger dynamical mass) would reverse the claim that the host is as massive and vigorously star-forming as the UV-bright comparison sample.

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If this is right

  • UV luminosity is not a reliable proxy for host-galaxy mass or star-formation rate at z>7.
  • UV-faint quasars can still host luminous [CII] reservoirs and short gas-depletion times, consistent with an extreme starburst phase.
  • The MBH/Mdyn ratio for such systems may sit closer to the local relation once black-hole masses are measured, implying a different evolutionary stage from UV-bright quasars.
  • Combining wide-area optical surveys with millimetre interferometry can systematically map black-hole–galaxy co-evolution across a broader luminosity baseline.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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

  • If dust obscuration or sub-Eddington accretion is common among UV-faint systems, the true space density of massive black holes at z>7 is higher than UV-selected samples alone imply.
  • JWST spectroscopy of the same objects that measures Civ or MgII black-hole masses would immediately test whether these hosts already follow the local MBH–Mdyn relation.
  • The short gas-depletion times suggest that the starburst phase is brief; larger samples will show whether UV-faint and UV-bright quasars occupy sequential or parallel tracks.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 5 minor

Summary. This paper presents IRAM/NOEMA observations of the Euclid-discovered quasar EUCL J1253+7054 at z_[CII]=7.6980±0.0004, reporting the most distant [CII] 158 µm and cold-dust continuum detections in a quasar host to date. The source has L_[CII]=2.03^{+0.26}_{-0.23}×10^9 L_⊙ (brightest among known z≈7.5 quasars), L_FIR=3.6×10^{12} L_⊙, M_dust≈1.4×10^8 M_⊙, and M_dyn in the range (0.33–1.3)×10^{10} M_⊙ from simplified dispersion- and rotation-dominated estimators. Despite being ~2 mag fainter in the rest-frame UV (M_1450=−24.06) than the previously known z≈7.5 quasars, the host is vigorously star-forming (SFR ≳250 M_⊙ yr^{−1} from both [CII] and IR estimators). The authors interpret the UV-faintness as likely due to dust obscuration or sub-Eddington accretion rather than lower host mass, and position the source as a bridge between UV-bright quasars and fainter JWST AGNs.

Significance. The result is significant: it extends [CII] and dust continuum detections of quasar hosts to the highest redshift yet, and demonstrates that a UV-faint Euclid quasar can host the brightest [CII] emission among z≈7.5 systems. The central observational claim (highest L_[CII] at lower M_1450) is model-independent and rests on consistent image-plane and uv-plane flux measurements plus a BIC-preferred single-Gaussian line fit. The work illustrates the scientific return of combining Euclid’s wide-area UV-faint quasar discoveries with submillimetre follow-up, and is consistent with emerging evidence that UV-faint z>6 quasars preferentially reside in [CII]-luminous hosts. Derived quantities that depend on assumed dust parameters are appropriately flagged.

major comments (2)
  1. Sect. 3.6 and Fig. 5: The M_BH/M_dyn discussion is load-bearing for the evolutionary interpretation (UV-faint systems possibly closer to the local relation). M_BH is only a lower limit under the Eddington assumption (Eq. 7) and M_dyn is a first estimate from unresolved data (Eqs. 5–6, with large R_[CII] and inclination uncertainties). The paper already notes that M_dyn >10^{10} M_⊙ and M_BH below a few 10^8 M_⊙ would be needed to sit on the local relation, but the abstract and concluding remarks still present the evolutionary-stage claim relatively strongly. Soften the language to match the data limitations, or explicitly state that the ratio remains consistent with UV-bright high-z quasars within the present uncertainties.
  2. Sect. 3.2 and Table 1: L_FIR, L_TIR, SFR_IR, M_dust and the [CII] deficit all depend on the fixed MBB parameters T_dust=47 K, β=1.6 and the optically thin assumption. The paper correctly reports that varying these within the Costa et al. (2026) range changes results by factors of ≈2–5 (and optical-depth tests by ≈2.6). Because the abstract quotes specific L_FIR and SFR values, a short quantitative range (or a note that the [CII]-based SFRs already give SFR>250 M_⊙ yr^{−1}) should appear in the abstract or Table 1 notes so that the headline numbers are not over-interpreted.
minor comments (5)
  1. Sect. 3.1: The aperture choice (r=1.5 arcsec) is well motivated by the plateau method, but a brief statement of the enclosed flux fraction relative to the synthesised beam would help readers assess possible missing extended emission.
  2. Fig. 3: The tentative southern extension at ~3σ in a single 84 km s^{−1} channel is noted; a short remark on whether it survives alternative continuum subtraction or uv-tapering would strengthen the claim that the source is not a merger.
  3. Eq. (2) vs. Table 1: Kennicutt & Evans (2012) is applied with L_IR integrated 3–1100 µm, while L_TIR is defined 8–1000 µm; a one-sentence clarification that the numerical difference is negligible for the adopted MBB would avoid confusion.
  4. Sect. 3.6: The molecular-to-total gas fraction of 0.75 and δ_GDR=100 (or 80±40) are standard but should be referenced more explicitly when quoting the M_gas range 0.41–1.24×10^{10} M_⊙.
  5. Typographical: Abstract and text use both L_FIR and L_TIR; ensure consistent subscripting. A few references appear as “submitted” or arXiv-only; update if possible before final acceptance.

Circularity Check

0 steps flagged

No significant circularity: [CII] luminosity and UV comparison are direct measurements; dust/SFR parameters are literature assumptions with reported sensitivity, not fitted to force the claim.

full rationale

This is a standard observational astronomy paper reporting NOEMA detections of [CII] and continuum for a newly discovered Euclid quasar. The central claim (brightest [CII] among z≈7.5 quasars despite ~2 mag fainter M_1450) rests on the Gaussian-fitted line flux converted via the standard Carilli & Walter (2013) formula (Eq. 1) and a literature UV magnitude; neither quantity is fitted to produce the other. SFR estimates use published calibrations (Kennicutt & Evans 2012; De Looze et al. 2014; Herrera-Camus et al. 2015) applied to the measured luminosities. Dust temperature, β, gas-to-dust ratio and inclination are taken from external literature (Beelen et al. 2006; Costa et al. 2026; Wang et al. 2024) rather than optimized against the target result; the paper itself quantifies that varying them changes derived L_FIR, M_dust and [CII] deficit by factors of ~2–5 while the [CII]-based SFR still exceeds 250 M_⊙ yr^{-1}. Dynamical-mass formulae (Eqs. 5–6) are standard order-of-magnitude estimators applied to unresolved data, with large stated uncertainties. No equation reduces a claimed prediction to a fitted input by construction, no uniqueness theorem is imported from the authors, and self-citations (e.g. to Yang et al. 2026 for discovery/M_1450) supply independent observational inputs rather than load-bearing circular premises. Score 0 is therefore appropriate.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

5 free parameters · 5 axioms · 0 invented entities

The observational fluxes and redshift are data-driven. All derived physical quantities (L_IR, M_dust, M_gas, M_dyn, SFR, M_BH lower limit) rest on standard but non-unique astrophysical calibrations and assumed parameters taken from the high-z quasar literature; the paper quantifies the resulting factor-of-few systematics.

free parameters (5)
  • T_dust = 47 K
    Fixed at 47 K for the modified black-body conversion of 1.3 mm continuum to L_FIR/L_TIR/M_dust (Sect. 3.2); literature range 34–65 K changes results by factors ≈2–5.
  • beta (emissivity index) = 1.6
    Fixed at 1.6 following Beelen et al. (2006) and high-z quasar convention; alternative values 2.0–2.2 alter IR luminosities and deficit.
  • delta_GDR (gas-to-dust ratio) = 100
    Assumed 100 (with exploratory range 80±40) to convert M_dust to M_gas (Sect. 3.6).
  • inclination angle i = 46 deg
    Median i=46° from Wang et al. (2024) sample used in the rotating-disk M_dyn formula (Eq. 6).
  • molecular-to-total gas fraction = 0.75
    Fixed at 0.75 following Neeleman/Decarli practice to obtain molecular gas mass.
axioms (5)
  • domain assumption Modified black-body dust emission with CMB correction of da Cunha et al. (2013) and opacity law of Dunne et al. (2000) correctly converts single-band continuum to IR luminosity and dust mass.
    Invoked throughout Sect. 3.2; paper notes optical-depth and temperature systematics.
  • domain assumption SFR calibrations of Kennicutt & Evans (2012), De Looze et al. (2014) and Herrera-Camus et al. (2015) apply to this z=7.7 quasar host.
    Used in Sect. 3.5 to convert L_IR and L_[CII] into SFR estimates.
  • domain assumption Dynamical mass can be estimated from unresolved [CII] size and line width via either dispersion-dominated (Eq. 5) or inclined rotating-disk (Eq. 6) formulae.
    Sect. 3.6; paper acknowledges inability to distinguish kinematics with current resolution.
  • domain assumption Bolometric luminosity from M_1450 via Runnoe et al. (2012) and Eddington-limited accretion give a valid lower bound on M_BH.
    Sect. 3.6; assumes negligible obscuration for the UV-to-bolometric step.
  • standard math Flat ΛCDM cosmology with H0=70, Ωm=0.3, ΩΛ=0.7.
    Stated in Sect. 1; used for all luminosity and physical-size conversions.

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Constraining the co-evolution of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies in the first billion years after the Big Bang is essential for understanding the formation of the earliest cosmic structures. Here, we present IRAM/NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA) observations of the $z \approx 7.7$ quasar EUCL\,J125308.55+705432.3, recently discovered in the first data release of the Euclid Wide Survey. We report the most distant detections of [CII] 158$\mu\mathrm{m}$ and cold dust emission in a quasar host to date. The [CII] emission line sets the systemic redshift at $z=7.6980\pm0.0004$. The source exhibits luminosities of $L_{\rm FIR}=3.6\times10^{12}\,L_{\odot}$ and $L_{[CII]}=2\times10^9\,L_{\odot}$, respectively, a dust mass of 1.4$\times 10^{8}\,M_{\odot}$, and a dynamical mass in the range 0.33-1.3$\times10^{10}\,M_{\odot}$. Remarkably, despite being nearly two magnitudes fainter in the rest-frame UV ($M_{1450}=-24.06$) than previously known $z\approx7.5$ quasars (<M$_{1450}$> $\sim-$26.5), EUCL\,J125308.55+705432.3 exhibits the brightest [CII] emission among them. This indicates that the host galaxy is actively star-forming, with a star-formation rate $>250\,M_{\odot}\,\mathrm{yr}^{-1}$, consistent with recent findings that UV-faint quasars at $z>6$ preferentially reside in [CII]-luminous galaxies. The UV-faintness likely reflects dust obscuration or sub-Eddington accretion, rather than lower host mass, suggesting these systems are at a different stage in their evolution compared to UV-bright quasars. These IRAM/NOEMA observations highlight the power of combining Euclid's wide-area quasar discovery potential with submillimetre follow-up observations to characterise the host galaxies of early supermassive black holes across a broader redshift and luminosity range than previously accessible.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2607.03430 by A. Balestra, A. Biviano, A.-C. Eilers, A. Cimatti, A. Costille, A. Da Silva, A. Grazian, A. Hornstrup, A. Kiessling, A. M. C. Le Brun, A. Mora, A. N. Taylor, A. Renzi, A. Secroun, B. Altieri, B. Gillis, B. Joachimi, B. Kubik, B. Rusholme, B. Sartoris, C. Baccigalupi, C. Carbone, C. Colodro-Conde, C. Giocoli, C. J. Conselice, C. J. Willott, C. M. Gutierrez, C. Neissner, C. Padilla, C. Sirignano, D. J. Mortlock, D. L. Clements, D. Maino, D. Sapone, D. Scott, D. Stern, D. Yang, E. Ba\~nados, E. Franceschi, E. Maiorano, E. Medinaceli, E. Merlin, E. Romelli, E. Sihvola, E. Zucca, F. Courbin, F. Dubath, F. Faustini, F. Finelli, F. Grupp, F. Guarneri, F. Hormuth, F. Marulli, F. M. Zerbi, F. Pasian, F. Raison, F. Shankar, F. Torradeflot, F. Walter, F. Wang, G. Castignani, G. Congedo, G. De Lucia, G. Mainetti, G. Meylan, G. Polenta, G. Riccio, G. Seidel, G. Sirri, G. Vietri, G. Zamorani, H. Degaudenzi, H. Dole, H. Hoekstra, H. J. A. Rottgering, H. Kurki-Suonio, H. M. Courtois, H.-W. Rix, I. Lloro, I. M. Hook, I. Tereno, I. Tutusaus, J. Carretero, J. F. Hennawi, J. Garc\'ia-Bellido, J.-G. Cuby, J. Gracia-Carpio, J. Mart\'in-Fleitas, J. Rhodes, J.-T. Schindler, J. Valiviita, J. Weller, J. Wolf, J. Yang, K. C. Chambers, K. George, K. I. Caputi, K. Jahnke, K. Pedersen, L. A. Popa, L. Conversi, L. Guzzo, L. Moscardini, L. Pozzetti, L. Spinoglio, L. Stanco, L. Valenziano, M. Baldi, M. Brescia, M. Castellano, M. Douspis, M. Farina, M. Frailis, M. Fumana, M. Jhabvala, M. K\"ummel, M. Kunz, M. Martinelli, M. Melchior, M. Meneghetti, M. Moresco, M. Onoue, M. Poncet, M. Roncarelli, M. Schirmer, M. Viel, N. Auricchio, N. Martinet, N. Tessore, O. Mansutti, O. Marggraf, P. Battaglia, P. B. Lilje, P. Fosalba, P. Monaco, P. Schneider, P. Simon, P. Tallada-Cresp\'i, R. A. A. Bowler, R. C. Nichol, R. Decarli, R. Farinelli, R. J. Massey, R. Laureijs, R. Saglia, R. Toledo-Moreo, S. Andreon, S. Bardelli, S. Belladitta, S. Bisogni, S. Camera, S. Casas, S. Cavuoti, S. Dusini, S. E. I. Bosman, S. Escoffier, S. Ferriol, S. Fotopoulou, S. Galeotta, S. Kermiche, S. Ligori, S. Marcin, S. Mei, S.-M. Niemi, S. Paltani, S. Pires, S. Toft, S. V. H. Haugan, T. Schrabback, T. Vassallo, V. Capobianco, V. Lindholm, V. Pettorino, V. Scottez, W. Holmes, W. J. Percival, X. Dupac, X. Fan, Y. Copin, Y. Fu, Y. Matsuoka, Y. Wang, Z. Sakr.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: 0. ′08 × 0. ′08 NOEMA 1.3 mm continuum map (left) and continuum-subtracted [C ii] map (right) of the quasar EUCL J1253+7054. The blue cross shows the NIR position of the source from the Euclid JE-band image, consistent with the submm position. Contour levels correspond to 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 × rms (0.05 and 0.2 mJy beam−1 for the continuum and the [Cii] map, respectively). The synthesised beam is plotted i… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: NOEMA spectrum of the [C ii] emission line in EUCL J1253+7054 (observed frame) obtained from the 30 km s−1 data cube. The red solid curve is the fit to the data consisting of a single Gaussian component plus continuum. A few channels close to the border of the sub-bands, near 218.25 GHz have been masked (vertical grey lines). The bottom panel displays the residuals (data − model), with the dashed line mark… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: 30 km s−1 [C ii] channel maps of the continuum-subtracted data of EUCL J1253+7054. Each channel is labelled with its central velocity. The central black cross indicates the NIR position (same as [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: [C ii]-to-IR luminosity ratio as a function of IR luminosity for EUCL J1253+7054, compared with measurements from the literature: high-redshift quasars are from Wang et al. (2024) and Bouwens et al. (2025), while the compilation of galaxies is from Decarli & Díaz￾Santos (2025) and include ULRIGs, Submillimeter galaxies, optically selected galaxies (primarily Lyman-break galaxies and Ly−α emitters) starburs… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: MBH versus Mdyn of EUCL J1253+7054 compared to measure￾ments from other high-z quasars (data from Wang et al. 2024). For our source, we plot two points at the two estimated Mdyn values (see Sect. 3.6) and at the lower limit of the black hole mass (assuming Eddington-limited accretion). The black line represents the local rela￾tion of Kormendy & Ho (2013). 4. Concluding remarks In this paper we report NOEMA… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: L[C ii] vs M1450 for EUCL J1253+7054 and for z ≥ 6.5 quasars reported in the literature (Wang et al. 2024; Bouwens et al. 2025; Decarli & Díaz-Santos 2025). Despite its lower UV brightness, EUCL J1253+7054 is the brightest [C ii] emitter at z > 7.5, suggesting that the quasar UV luminosity is not a good proxy of the host-galaxy [C ii] emission. the brightest [C ii] emitter among the z > 7.5 quasars targete… view at source ↗

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