Mass-dependent evolution of the relation between the supermassive black hole mass and host spheroid mass since z ~ 1
Abstract
We investigate the evolutions of supermassive black hole mass (MBH) and host spheroid mass (Msph) in order to track the history of the MBH-Msph relationship. The typical mass increase in MBH is calculated by a continuity equation and accretion history, which is estimated from the active galactic nucleus luminosity function. The increase in Msph is also calculated by using a continuity equation and a star formation model, which uses observational data for the formation rate and stellar mass function. We find that the black hole to spheroid mass ratio is expected to be substantially unchanged since z ~ 1.2 for high mass objects (MBH > 108.5 Msolar and Msph > 1011.3 Msolar). In the same redshift range, the spheroid mass is found to increase more rapidly than the black hole mass if Msph > 1011 Msolar. The proposed mass-dependent model is consistent with the current available observational data in the MBH-Msph diagram.
- Publication:
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- June 2010
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1002.3231
- Bibcode:
- 2010MNRAS.405.1285K
- Keywords:
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- black hole physics;
- galaxies: active;
- galaxies: evolution;
- quasars: general;
- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 15 pages, 8 figures, accepted to MNRAS