Metallicity and black hole masses of z≃6 quasars.

We present NIR spectroscopy of emission lines of a sample of five z≃6 quasars, including fainter objects than observed before. The measured FeII/MgII ratios are around solar and consistent with a lack of evolution of the metallicity of quasar BLRs up to z≃6, suggesting that stars in their hosts formed at z≫6. The BH masses, measured from both MgII and CIV line widths are within the range 2-16×108M⊙, the smallest found in such distant objects. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]