TRINITY III: Quasar Luminosity Functions Decomposed by Halo, Galaxy, and Black Hole Masses and Eddington Ratios from z=0-10
arXiv (Cornell University)(2023)
摘要
We present the redshift evolution of quasar luminosity functions decomposed
by halo mass, galaxy mass, supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass, and Eddington
ratio, as well as SMBH kinetic/radiative energy output ratios from TRINITY, a
flexible empirical model that self-consistently infers the halo–galaxy–SMBH
connection that match observational data. Key findings include: 1) The
normalization of QLF increases by 3-4 dex from z 10 to z 4, due to the fast
mass build-up of different SMBH populations; 2) From z 4 to z 1, less massive
galaxies and SMBHs make up bigger and bigger fractions of QLFs, due to the AGN
downsizing effect; 3) At z 0, massive haloes/galaxies/SMBHs are responsible for
most bright quasars due to low Eddington ratios among all SMBHs; 4) The bright
ends of quasar luminosity functions (QLFs) are dominated by SMBHs that are at
least 0.3 dex over-massive relative to the median SMBH mass-galaxy mass
relation; 5) QLFs at z 6-7 are dominated by SMBHs accreting at Eddington ratios
0.1 < η_rad < 1, but super-Eddington AGNs contribute more
significantly to QLFs towards z 9-10.
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quasar luminosity functions,black hole masses,eddington ratios,galaxy,halo
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