The M_BH - L_rad Relation for Flat-Spectrum Quasars
Abstract
In this proceedings we summarize our recent letter (Jarvis & McLure 2002) where we suggested that by correcting for the inevitable effects of inclination, the black-hole masses of flat-spectrum quasars (FSQ) with intrinsically powerful radio jets are confined, virtually exclusively, to M_BH >10^{8} Msolar. After considering realistic Doppler boosting factors, many of the FSQ would be more accurately classified as radio-intermediate or radio-quie t quasars. This range in radio luminosity suggests that the FSQ are fully consistent with an upper boundary on radio power of the form L_5GHz proportional to M_BH^2.5.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0302512,
title = {The M_BH - L_rad Relation for Flat-Spectrum Quasars},
author = {Matt J. Jarvis and Ross J. McLure},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0302512},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
5 pages, 2 figures. `To appear in "Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics Series, Vol. 1: Coevolution of Black Holes and Galaxies," ed. L. C. Ho (Pasadena: Carnegie Observatories, http://www.ociw.edu/ociw/symposia/series/symposium1/proceedings.html)