CO-EVOLUTION OF SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE AND HOST GALAXY FROM z ∼ 1 TO z = 0
Creators
- 1. Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502 (Japan)
- 2. Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)
Description
Stellar masses of bulges in hosts of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and black hole masses in the AGNs are derived at z = 0.5-1.15 to study evolution of the black hole-to-bulge mass relation. In order to derive bulge stellar masses, we use a sample of type-2 AGNs to avoid the bright nuclear light. 34 type-2 AGNs are selected from the spectroscopically identified X-ray sources in the Chandra Deep Field South. We use optical images from the Hubble Space Telescope, and near- and mid-infrared photometry from the Very Large Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. The bulge components are derived by fitting the two-dimensional surface brightness model consisting of a bulge and a disk component to the optical images. We derive stellar masses (M bulge) and star formation rates (SFRs) of the bulge components by spectral energy distribution fitting. The derived M bulge ranges over 109-1011 M sun, and the estimated SFR is 0.01-100 M sun yr-1. Masses of supermassive black holes (SMBHs; M .) and black hole accretion rates (BHARs) are estimated with the absorption-corrected X-ray luminosities in the 2-10 keV band under an assumption of the constant Eddington ratio of 0.1 and the constant energy conversion factor of 0.1. Resulting black hole masses and BHARs range over 105.5-108 M sun and 0.001-1 M sun yr-1, respectively. For luminous AGNs, the estimated M ./M bulge ratio is ∼4 x 10-4 in the median, which is lower than that for local galaxies and for type-2 AGNs at z ∼ 0.2. However, these differences are within uncertainty and are not significant. This can imply that SMBHs and their host galaxies are evolving almost holding the constant M ./M bulge ratio from z ∼ 1.0 to 0 in a cosmological timescale. Meanwhile, the estimated BHAR/SFR ratio is about 60 times larger than the M ./M bulge ratio in the median value. This indicates that growths of SMBHs and their host bulges do not proceed simultaneously in a shorter timescale such as an AGN phase.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/1051Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophysical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 696
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1051-1062
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
- CODEN
- ASJOAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41042437
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; BRIGHTNESS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SPECTRA; GALACTIC EVOLUTION; GALAXY NUCLEI; LUMINOSITY; MILKY WAY; PHOTOMETRY; QUASARS; STARS; TELESCOPES; X-RAY GALAXIES
- Descriptors DEC
- CONVERSION; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; EVOLUTION; GALAXIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SPECTRA