TRINITY - III. Quasar luminosity functions decomposed by halo, galaxy, and black hole masses as well as Eddington ratios from z = 0-10
Abstract
We present the redshift evolution of quasar luminosity functions (QLFs) decomposed by halo mass, galaxy mass, supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass, and Eddington ratio, as well as SMBH/radiative energy output ratios from TRINITY, a flexible empirical model that self-consistently infers the halo-galaxy-SMBH connection that match observational data. Key findings include: (1) The normalization of quasar luminosity function increases by ~3-4 dex from z ~ 10 to z ~ 4, due to the fast mass build-up of different SMBH populations; (2) From z ~ 4 to z ~ 1, less massive galaxies and SMBHs make up bigger and bigger fractions of QLFs, due to the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) downsizing effect; (3) At z ~ 0, massive haloes/galaxies/SMBHs are responsible for most bright quasars due to low Eddington ratios among all SMBHs; (4) The bright ends of QLFs are dominated by SMBHs that are at least 0.3 dex overmassive relative to the median SMBH mass-galaxy mass relation; (5) QLFs at z ~ 6-7 are dominated by SMBHs accreting at Eddington ratios 0.1 < ηrad < 1, but super-Eddington AGNs contribute more significantly to QLFs towards z ~ 9-10.
- Publication:
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- April 2024
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2305.19315
- Bibcode:
- 2024MNRAS.529.2777Z
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: evolution;
- galaxies: haloes;
- quasars: supermassive black holes;
- Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
- E-Print:
- 18 pages, 14 figures. Accepted by MNRAS. Comments welcome!