Bibcode
Erwin, P.; Graham, A. W.; Caon, N.
Referencia bibliográfica
"Coevolution of Black Holes and Galaxies, from the Carnegie Observatories Centennial Symposia. Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series. Edited by L. C. Ho, 2004. Pasadena: Carnegie Observatories, http://www.ociw.edu/ociw/symposia/series/symposium1/proceedings.html&qu…;
Fecha de publicación:
2004
Número de citas
20
Número de citas referidas
20
Descripción
We demonstrate a strong correlation between supermassive black hole
(SMBH) mass and the global structure of ellipticals and bulges: more
centrally concentrated bulges and ellipticals (higher Sérsic
index n) host higher-mass black holes. This correlation is as good as
that previously found between SMBH mass and central velocity dispersion,
with comparable scatter. In addition, by carefully modeling the bulges
of disk galaxies so that bars, inner disks, and the like do not
accidentally contribute to bulge light, we find that the correlation
between SMBH mass and bulge or elliptical luminosity is similarly close.