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On the Relationship between Radio Emission and Black Hole Mass in Galactic Nuclei

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Ho, Luis C.·2002·The Astrophysical Journal

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We use a comprehensive database of black hole masses ( M BH ) and nuclear luminosities to investigate the relationship between radio emission and M BH . Our sample covers a wide range of nuclear activity, from nearby inactive nuclei to classical Seyfert 1 nuclei and luminous quasars. Contrary to some previous studies, we find that the radio continuum power, either integrated for the entire galaxy or isolated for the core, correlates poorly with M BH . The degree of nuclear radio loudness, parameterized by the radio-to-optical luminosity ratio R , also shows no clear dependence on M BH . Radio-loud nuclei exist in galaxies with a wide range of M BH , from ~10 6 to a few times 10 9 M ☉ , and in a variety of hosts, from disk-dominated spiral to giant elliptical galaxies. We demonstrate that R is strongly inversely correlated with L / L E , the ratio of nuclear luminosity to the Eddington luminosity, and hence with the mass accretion rate. Most or all of the weakly active nuclei in nearby galaxies are radio-loud, highly sub-Eddington systems that are plausibly experiencing advection-dominated accretion.

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Authors
Ho, L. C.
Venue
The Astrophysical Journal
Published
2002-01
Volume
564
Issue
1
Pages
120-132
ISSN
  • 0004-637X (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-4357
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W2141190806
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346
References
75
FWCI
18.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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