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The cosmogony of supermassive black holes [PDF]
We report calculations of the evolution, under Reynolds viscosity, of the massive gaseous accretion discs thought to form in the centres of galaxies as a result of major galactic mergers at early epochs. Starting with the formation of such a disc and the postulated existence of a low-mass 'seed' black hole, we focus on the mass accretion rate, , and ...
Wolfgang J. Duschl+2 more
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Fuzzy dark matter soliton cores around supermassive black holes [PDF]
We explore the effect of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) on the density profile of a fuzzy dark matter (FDM) soliton core at the centre of a dark matter (DM) halo.
Elliot Y Davies, P. Mocz
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Growing supermassive black holes in the late stages of galaxy mergers are heavily obscured [PDF]
Mergers of galaxies are thought to cause significant gas inflows to the inner parsecs, which can activate rapid accretion on to supermassive black holes (SMBHs), giving rise to active galactic nuclei (AGN). During a significant fraction of this process,
C. Ricci+13 more
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Black Hole Spin Properties of 130 AGN [PDF]
Supermassive black holes may be described by their mass and spin. When supermassive black holes are active, the activity provides a probe of the state of the black hole system.
Daly, Ruth A., Sprinkle, Trevor B.
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A supermassive black hole awakes [PDF]
Active Galaxies Every large galaxy hosts a supermassive black hole at its center, which grows by consuming passing gas or stars. Most are quiescent, but when the black hole is feeding, an accretion disk forms, causing the galaxy nucleus to shine brightly as a quasar. Gezari et al.
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The Blazar PG 1553+113 as a Binary System of Supermassive Black Holes [PDF]
The BL Lac PG 1553+113 has been continuously monitored in gamma-rays with Fermi-LAT for over 9 years. Its updated light curve now includes five iterations of a main pattern comprising a high peak and a longer trough, with a period .
M. Tavani+3 more
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The rapid growth phase of supermassive black holes [PDF]
We investigate the rapid growth phase of supermassive black holes (BHs) within the hydrodynamical cosmological \eagle simulation. This non-linear phase of BH growth occurs within $\sim$$L_{*}$ galaxies, embedded between two regulatory states of the ...
S. McAlpine+5 more
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The GLEAMing of the first supermassive black holes
AbstractWe present the results of a new selection technique to identify powerful ($L_{\rm 500\,MHz} \gt 10^{27}\,\text{WHz}^{-1}$) radio galaxies towards the end of the Epoch of Reionisation. Our method is based on the selection of bright radio sources showing radio spectral curvature at the lowest frequency (${\sim}100\,\text{MHz}$) combined with the ...
Guillaume Drouart+9 more
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Evolution of supermassive black holes [PDF]
The cosmological evolution of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) seems to be intimately linked to their host galaxies. Active galactic nuclei (AGN) can be probed by deep X-ray surveys. We review results from large X-ray selected samples including first results from the XMM-Newton COSMOS survey.
Günther Hasinger, Andreas Müller
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The supermassive black hole of Fornax A★ [PDF]
The radio galaxy Fornax A (NGC 1316) is a prominent merger remnant in the outskirts of the Fornax cluster. Its giant radio lobes suggest the presence of a powerful AGN and thus a central supermassive black hole (SMBH). We present high-resolution adaptive optics assisted integral-field data of Fornax A, taken with SINFONI at the Very Large Telescope in ...
Karl Gebhardt+5 more
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