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$z\sim4$ 处低光度类星体的黑洞质量与爱丁顿比率分布:基于Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam广域巡天数据

Black hole mass and Eddington ratio distributions of less-luminous quasars at $z\sim4$ in the Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam Wide field

Wanqiu He, Masayuki Akiyama, Motohiro Enoki, Kohei Ichikawa, Kohei Inayoshi, Nobunari Kashikawa, Toshihiro Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Tohru Nagao, Masafusa On… 展开作者

Wanqiu He, Masayuki Akiyama, Motohiro Enoki, Kohei Ichikawa, Kohei Inayoshi, Nobunari Kashikawa, Toshihiro Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Tohru Nagao, Masafusa Onoue, Taira Oogi, Andreas Schulze, Yoshiki Toba, Yoshihiro Ueda

AI总结:

利用HSC-SSP和SDSS样本,我们测量了z~4宽线AGN的黑洞质量函数与爱丁顿比率分布,发现大质量黑洞峰值红移更高、爱丁顿比率随质量下降,且活跃比例随质量上升,BHMF形状在z=4-6间不变。

摘要:

我们基于来自Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru战略计划(HSC-SSP)S16A-Wide2数据集的52个类星体(i<23.2,3.50<z<4.25)以及来自斯隆数字巡天(SDSS)DR7类星体星表的1462个类星体(i<20.2,同一红移范围)的样本,研究了z=4处宽线活动星系核(AGN)的黑洞质量函数(BHMF)和爱丁顿比率分布函数(ERDF)。类星体的维里黑洞质量通过CIV 1549Å谱线宽度和1350Å处连续谱光度估算。为获得内在的宽线AGN BHMF和ERDF,我们校正了由通量限制选择引起的低质量及/或低爱丁顿比率区间的不完备性。所得BHMF被约束至$\log M_{\rm BH}/M_{\odot}\sim7.5$。与文献中z=2的宽线AGN BHMF比较,我们发现大质量超大质量黑洞(SMBH)的数密度在更高红移处达到峰值,这与“向下成长”演化情景一致。此外,所得ERDF显示出对黑洞质量的负依赖,表明在z=4处,质量更大的SMBH倾向于以较低的爱丁顿比率吸积。利用推导出的内在宽线AGN BHMF,我们还评估了z=4处宽线AGN在全部SMBH群体中的活跃比例。所得活跃比例可能表明其对黑洞质量的正依赖。最后,我们通过求解连续性方程检验了z=4至6之间宽线AGN BHMF的时间演化。结果表明,z=4-6的宽线AGN BHMF仅在其归一化上表现出演化,而其形状无显著变化。

英文摘要:

We investigate the black hole mass function (BHMF) and Eddington ratio distribution function (ERDF) of broad-line AGNs at z=4, based on a sample of 52 quasars with i<23.2 at 3.50 < z < 4.25 from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Program (HSC-SSP) S16A-Wide2 dataset, and 1,462 quasars with i<20.2 in the same redshift range from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) DR7 quasar catalog. Virial BH masses of quasars are estimated using the width of the CIV 1549Å line and the continuum luminosity at 1350Å. To obtain the intrinsic broad-line AGN BHMF and ERDF, we correct for the incompleteness in the low-mass and/or low-Eddington-ratio ranges caused by the flux-limited selection. The resulting BHMF is constrained down to $\log M_{\rm BH}/M_{\odot}\sim7.5$. In comparison with broad-line AGN BHMFs at z=2 in the literature, we find that the number density of massive SMBHs peaks at higher redshifts, consistent with the "down-sizing" evolutionary scenario. Additionally, the resulting ERDF shows a negative dependence on BH mass, suggesting more massive SMBHs tend to accrete at lower Eddington ratios at z=4. With the derived intrinsic broad-line AGN BHMF, we also evaluate the active fraction of broad-line AGNs among the entire SMBH population at z=4. The resulting active fraction may suggest a positive dependence on BH mass. Finally, we examine the time evolution of broad-line AGN BHMF between z=4 and 6 through solving the continuity equation. The results suggest that the broad-line AGN BHMFs at z=4-6 only show evolution in their normalization, but with no significant changes in their shape.

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