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arXiv:2504.00172 (astro-ph)
[Submitted on 31 Mar 2025 ]

Title: Evidence for evolutionary pathway-dependent black hole scaling relations

Title: 关于黑洞尺度关系随演化路径变化的证据

Authors:Jonathan H. Cohn, Emmanuel Durodola, Quinn O. Casey, Erini Lambrides, Ryan C. Hickox
Abstract: Recent observations have identified an abundance of high-redshift active galactic nuclei (AGN) with supermassive black holes (BHs) that are over-massive compared to the local BH mass$-$total stellar mass ($M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$) relation. $M_{\mathrm{BH}}$ measurements at high-$z$ are critical for probing the growth histories of BHs and their host galaxies, including BH seeding and evolution of the $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation. However, BH masses in high-$z$ AGN are generally estimated from single-epoch measurements, which are anchored to local relations based on reverberation mapping and carry large systematic uncertainties. Alternate $M_{\mathrm{BH}}$ detection methods such as dynamical measurements are more reliable but currently only possible in the local Universe or with strongly lensed systems. Recently, dynamical $M_{\mathrm{BH}}$ measurements were made in a $z\sim2$ lensed quiescent galaxy as well as a sample of six local galaxies identified as likely relics of common quiescent red nugget galaxies at cosmic noon. We compare the $z\sim2$ red nugget and relic BHs to recent results for $4<z<11$ AGN, quasars, and Little Red Dots. Intriguingly, the $z\sim2$ galaxy and local relic galaxies all lie on both the local $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation for bulges and the $4<z<7$ $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation. Our results suggest the $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation for bulges was likely in place at high-$z$ and indicate careful consideration of different evolutionary pathways is needed when building BH scaling relations. While improvements to $M_{\mathrm{BH}}$ estimates in AGN will increase our confidence in high-$z$ BH masses, detecting BHs in relic galaxies and lensed galaxies presents a complementary probe of the high-$z$ relations.
Abstract: Recent observations have identified an abundance of high-redshift active galactic nuclei (AGN) with supermassive black holes (BHs) that are over-massive compared to the local BH mass$-$total stellar mass ($M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$) relation. $M_{\mathrm{BH}}$ measurements at high-$z$ are critical for probing the growth histories of BHs and their host galaxies, including BH seeding and evolution of the $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation. However, BH masses in high-$z$ AGN are generally estimated from single-epoch measurements, which are anchored to local relations based on reverberation mapping and carry large systematic uncertainties. Alternate $M_{\mathrm{BH}}$ detection methods such as dynamical measurements are more reliable but currently only possible in the local Universe or with strongly lensed systems. 近期,在一颗$M_{\mathrm{BH}}$透镜化的宁静星系以及一组被确认为可能为宇宙正午时期常见的宁静红核星系的六颗本地星系中进行了动力学$z\sim2$测量。 我们将这些$z\sim2$红核与遗迹黑洞与近期关于$4<z<11$活动星系核、类星体和小红点的结果进行了比较。 Intriguingly, the $z\sim2$ galaxy and local relic galaxies all lie on both the local $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation for bulges and the $4<z<7$ $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation. Our results suggest the $M_{\mathrm{BH}}-M_\star$ relation for bulges was likely in place at high-$z$ and indicate careful consideration of different evolutionary pathways is needed when building BH scaling relations. 虽然对活动星系核(AGN)中$M_{\mathrm{BH}}$估算的改进会增强我们对高$z$黑洞质量的信心,但在遗迹星系和引力透镜星系中探测黑洞则为高$z$关系提供了互补的探测手段。
Comments: 7 pages, 3 figures, submitted to ApJL
Subjects: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
Cite as: arXiv:2504.00172 [astro-ph.GA]
  (or arXiv:2504.00172v1 [astro-ph.GA] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2504.00172
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From: Jonathan Cohn [view email]
[v1] Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:29:48 UTC (740 KB)
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