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We determined the spin value of supermassive black hole (SMBH) in active galactic nuclei (AGN) with investigated ultraviolet-to-optical spectral energy distribution, presented in the sample of Shang et al. (2005). The estimates of the spin…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-20 M. Yu. Piotrovich , Yu. N. Gnedin , T. M. Natsvlishvili , S. D. Buliga

It is possible that narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) are in the early stage of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) evolution. It is important to estimate the mass of supermassive black hole (SBH) in NLS1s. Here we considered the different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 W. Bian , Y. Zhao

We estimated the radiative efficiency and spin value for a number of local active galactic nuclei with z < 0.34 using 3 popular models connecting the radiative efficiency with such parameters of AGNs as mass of supermassive black hole,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-24 M. Yu. Piotrovich , S. D. Buliga , T. M. Natsvlishvili

We estimated spin, inclination angle and corresponding SMBH mass values for sample of extremely distant (6 < z < 7.5) ultraluminous quasars. The estimated spin values are on average greater that 0.9 and the spin distribution has a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-17 M. Yu. Piotrovich , S. D. Buliga , T. M. Natsvlishvili

We assume that the gravitational instability of standard thin accretion disks leads to the Broad Line Regions (BLRs), the B band luminosity comes from standard thin disk and the motion of BLRs is virial. The central black hole masses, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 W. Bian , Y. Zhao

Measuring the spins of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in active galactic nuclei (AGN) can inform us about the relative role of gas accretion vs. mergers in recent epochs of the life of the host galaxy and its AGN. Recent advances in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-09-26 Laura Brenneman

Narrow Line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) are generally considered peculiar objects among the broad class of Type 1 active galactic nuclei, due to the relatively small width of the broad lines, strong X-ray variability, soft X-ray continua,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Decarli , M. Dotti , M. Fontana , F. Haardt

Narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) are believed to be powered by accretion of matter onto low mass black holes (BHs) in spiral host galaxies with BH masses M_BH of 10^6 - 10^8 M_sun . However, the broad band spectral energy distribution…

We argue that supermassive black hole growth in AGN occurs via sequences of randomly--oriented accretion discs with angular momentum limited by self--gravity. These stably co-- or counter--align with the black hole spin with almost equal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. R. King , J. E. Pringle , J. A. Hofmann

We show that disc continuum fitting can be used to constrain black hole spin in a subclass of Narrow Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) AGN as their low mass and high mass accretion rate means that the disc peaks at energies just below the soft X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Chris Done , C. Jin , M. Middleton , M. Ward

The spin of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) is directly related to the radiative efficiency of accretion on to the hole, and therefore impacts the amount of fuel required for the black hole to reach a certain mass. Thus, a knowledge of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 D. R. Ballantyne

Being one of only two fundamental properties black holes possess, the spin of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) is of great interest for understanding accretion processes and galaxy evolution. However, in these early days of spin…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-16 K. Bonson , L. C. Gallo

In this work, we test the hypothesis that narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NSL1s) are active galactic nuclei in their early phase and are therefore younger and more active than the more common broad-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (BLS1s). If that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-07-17 James K. Williams , Mario Gliozzi , Ross V. Rudzinsky

Spin measurements of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) provide crucial constraints on the accretion processes that power active galactic nuclei (AGN), fuel outflows, and trigger black hole growth. However, spin measurements are mainly…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-08-21 Mackenzie Jones , Laura Brenneman , Francesca Civano , Giorgio Lanzuisi , Stefano Marchesi

We estimated the magnetic field strength at the event horizon for a sample of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Our estimates were made using the values of the inclination angles of the accretion disk to the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-05-20 M. Yu. Piotrovich , A. G. Mikhailov , S. D. Buliga , T. M. Natsvlishvili

Understanding how Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) evolve through cosmic time allows us to probe the physical processes that control their evolution. We use an updated model for the evolution of masses and spins of supermassive black holes…

The recent observations of highly accreting supermassive black holes (SMBH) at very high redshift ($>$4) with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allowed us to shed light for the very first time on the early evolutionary phases of active…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-05 M. Berton , E. Järvelä , A. Tortosa , C. Mazzucchelli

We derive the mass function of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) over the redshift range 0<z<2, using the latest deep luminosity and mass functions of field galaxies. Applying this mass function, combined with the bolometric luminosity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Yan-Rong Li , Jian-Min Wang , Luis C. Ho

It has been thought that narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies are likely to be in the early stages of the evolution of active galaxies. To test this suggestion, the ratios of the central massive black hole (MBH) mass to the bulge mass ($M_{\rm…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Bian Weihao , Zhao Yongheng

Mathur (2000) has proposed that the narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) are likely to be the active galaxies in early stage of evolution. To test this hypothesis, we have calculated the black hole (BH) masses and the host galaxy bulge…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Smita Mathur , Joanna Kuraszkiewicz , Bozena Czerny
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