Intermediate-mass black holes
JE Greene, J Strader, LC Ho - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
We describe ongoing searches for intermediate-mass black holes with M BH≈ 10–105 M⊙.
We review a range of search mechanisms, both dynamical and those that rely on accretion …
We review a range of search mechanisms, both dynamical and those that rely on accretion …
Coevolution (or not) of supermassive black holes and host galaxies
Supermassive black holes (BHs) have been found in 85 galaxies by dynamical modeling of
spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by …
spatially resolved kinematics. The Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized BH research by …
Revisiting the scaling relations of black hole masses and host galaxy properties
NJ McConnell, CP Ma - The Astrophysical Journal, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
New kinematic data and modeling efforts in the past few years have substantially expanded
and revised dynamical measurements of black hole masses (M•) at the centers of nearby …
and revised dynamical measurements of black hole masses (M•) at the centers of nearby …
Central masses and broad-line region sizes of active galactic nuclei. II. A homogeneous analysis of a large reverberation-map** database
BM Peterson, L Ferrarese, KM Gilbert… - The Astrophysical …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
We present improved black hole masses for 35 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) based on a
complete and consistent reanalysis of broad emission-line reverberation-map** data …
complete and consistent reanalysis of broad emission-line reverberation-map** data …
The M–σ and M–L relations in galactic bulges, and determinations of their intrinsic scatter
K Gültekin, DO Richstone, K Gebhardt… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We derive improved versions of the relations between supermassive black hole mass (M
BH) and host-galaxy bulge velocity dispersion (σ) and luminosity (L; the M–σ and M–L …
BH) and host-galaxy bulge velocity dispersion (σ) and luminosity (L; the M–σ and M–L …
On the black hole mass-bulge mass relation
N Häring, HW Rix - The Astrophysical Journal, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
We have reexamined the relation between the mass of the central black holes in nearby
galaxies, M bh, and the stellar mass of the surrounding spheroid or bulge, M bulge. For a …
galaxies, M bh, and the stellar mass of the surrounding spheroid or bulge, M bulge. For a …
Local supermassive black holes, relics of active galactic nuclei and the X-ray background
We quantify the importance of mass accretion during active galactic nuclei (AGN) phases in
the growth of supermassive black holes (BHs) by comparing the mass function of black …
the growth of supermassive black holes (BHs) by comparing the mass function of black …
The relation between black hole mass, bulge mass, and near-infrared luminosity
A Marconi, LK Hunt - The Astrophysical Journal, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new accurate near-infrared (NIR) spheroid (bulge) structural parameters
obtained by a two-dimensional image analysis of all galaxies with a direct black hole (BH) …
obtained by a two-dimensional image analysis of all galaxies with a direct black hole (BH) …
Nuclear star clusters
We review the current knowledge about nuclear star clusters (NSCs), the spectacularly
dense and massive assemblies of stars found at the centers of most galaxies. Recent …
dense and massive assemblies of stars found at the centers of most galaxies. Recent …
The SAURON project—IV. The mass-to-light ratio, the virial mass estimator and the Fundamental Plane of elliptical and lenticular galaxies
M Cappellari, R Bacon, M Bureau… - Monthly Notices of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
We investigate the well-known correlations between the dynamical mass-to-light ratio (M/L)
and other global observables of elliptical (E) and lenticular (S0) galaxies. We construct two …
and other global observables of elliptical (E) and lenticular (S0) galaxies. We construct two …