Delvecchio, I, Daddi, E, Shankar, F et al. (8 more authors) (2019) The Galaxy’s Gas Content Regulated by the Dark Matter Halo Mass Results in a Superlinear M BH–M ⋆ Relation. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 885 (2). L36. ISSN 2041-8205
Abstract
Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are tightly correlated with their hosts, but the origin of such connection remains elusive. To explore the cosmic buildup of this scaling relation, we present an empirically motivated model that tracks galaxy and SMBH growth down to z = 0. Starting from a random mass seed distribution at z = 10, we assume that each galaxy evolves on the star-forming “main sequence” (MS) and each BH follows the recently derived stellar mass (Må) dependent ratio between BH accretion rate and star formation rate, going as [ ] µ + - BHAR SFR M 0.73 0.22, 0.29 . Our simple recipe naturally describes the BH–galaxy buildup in two stages. At first, the SMBH lags behind the host that evolves along the MS. Later, as the galaxy grows in Må, our Må-dependent BHAR/SFR induces a superlinear BH growth, as M M BH µ 1.7. According to this formalism, smaller BH seeds increase their relative mass faster and earlier than bigger BH seeds, at fixed Må, thus setting along a gradually tighter MBH–Må locus toward higher Må. Assuming reasonable values of the radiative efficiency ò ∼ 0.1, our empirical trend agrees with both high-redshift model predictions and intrinsic MBH–Må relations of local BHs. We speculate that the observed nonlinear BH–galaxy buildup is reflected in a twofold behavior with dark matter halo mass (MDM), displaying a clear turnover at MDM ∼ 2 × 1012 Me. While supernovae-driven feedback suppresses BH growth in smaller halos (BHAR SFR µ MDM 1.6 ), above the MDM threshold cold gas inflows possibly fuel both BH accretion and star formation in a similar fashion (BHAR SFR µ MDM0.3 ).
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article published in Astrophysical Journal Letters. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab4e21. |
Keywords: | Active galaxies ; Galaxy evolution ; AGN host galaxies ; Galaxy dark matter halos ; Supermassive black holes |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mathematics (Leeds) > Pure Mathematics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2020 14:33 |
Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2020 01:39 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab4e21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Astronomical Society |
Identification Number: | 10.3847/2041-8213/ab4e21 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:165770 |