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[Abridged] We present an updated and improved M_bh-sigma diagram containing 64 galaxies for which M_bh measurements (not just upper limits) are available. Due to new and increased black hole masses at the high-mass end, and a better…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Alister W. Graham , Christopher A. Onken , E. Athanassoula , Francoise Combes

We present the spectrum of compact object masses: neutron stars and black holes that originate from single stars in different environments. In particular, we calculate the dependence of maximum black hole mass on metallicity and on some…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-12 Krzysztof Belczynski , Tomasz Bulik , Chris L. Fryer , Ashley Ruiter , Francesca Valsecchi , Jorick S. Vink , Jarrod R. Hurley

[Abridged] We investigate the nature of the relations between black hole (BH) mass ($M_{\rm BH}$) and the central velocity dispersion ($\sigma$) and, for core-S\'ersic galaxies, the size of the depleted core ($R_{\rm b}$). Our sample of 144…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-02-24 Bililign T. Dullo , Armando Gil de Paz , Johan H. Knapen

With references to both key and oft-forgotten pioneering works, this article starts by presenting a review into how we came to believe in the existence of massive black holes at the centres of galaxies. It then presents the historical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-09-07 Alister W. Graham

There exists a well known relation between the mass of the supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the center of galaxies and their bulge mass or central velocity dispersion. This suggests a co-evolution between SMBH and their galaxy hosts. Our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-04-19 R. Poitevineau , G. Castignani , F. Combes

We have studied, in a series of papers, the properties of the $M_{\bullet}$ versus $M_{G}\sigma^2$ relation and we have found that it is useful to describe the evolution of galaxies in the same way as the HR diagram does for stars and to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-10-14 A. L. Iannella , A. Feoli

Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) with dynamically measured masses have shown empirical correlations with host galaxy properties. These correlations are often the only method available to estimate SMBH masses and gather statistics for large…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-11 Maggie C. Huber , Joseph Simon , Julia M. Comerford

We highlight the correlation between a galaxy's supermassive black hole mass and the Sersic-index of the host spheroid or bulge component. From our bulge-disk decompositions of 10 095 galaxies, drawn from the Millennium Galaxy Catalogue, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Simon P. Driver , Alister W. Graham , Paul D. Allen , Jochen Liske

We describe an on-going HST program aimed at determining the relationship between the nuclear black hole mass and bulge mass in spiral galaxies. We have selected a volume limited sample of 54 nearby spiral galaxies for which we already have…

We derive improved versions of the relations between supermassive black hole mass (M_BH) and host-galaxy bulge velocity dispersion (sigma) and luminosity (L) (the M-sigma and M-L relations), based on 49 M_BH measurements and 19 upper…

We analyze deep X-ray, optical and mid-infrared Spitzer observations of the CDF-N/GOODS-N region to study 13 submillimeter-detected galaxies (SMGs) with spectroscopic redshifts (median z=2.2). We find a correlation between the estimated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Borys , Ian Smail , S. C. Chapman , A. W. Blain , D. M. Alexander , R. J. Ivison

We derive an M_bh-sigma relation between supermassive black hole mass and stellar velocity dispersion in galaxy bulges, that results from self-regulated, energy-conserving feedback. The relation is of the form M_bh v_w \propto sigma^5,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Rachael C McQuillin , Dean E McLaughlin

The sample of dwarf galaxies with measured central black hole masses $M$ and velocity dispersions $\sigma$ has recently doubled, and gives a close fit to the extrapolation of the $M \propto \sigma$ relation for more massive galaxies. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-12-23 Andrew King , Rebecca Nealon

Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs; $M_{BH} <2*10^{5} M_{\odot}$) in galaxy centers are cruciel for painting a coherent picture of the formation and growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs). Using Big Data analysis, we identified 305…

The observed relation between supermassive black hole (SMBH) mass (M) and bulge stellar velocity dispersion (Sigma) is described by log(M) = alpha + beta*log(Sigma/200 km/s). As this relation has important implications for models of galaxy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 D. Batcheldor

We present an investigation of the scaling relations between Supermassive Black Hole (SMBH) masses (Mbh), and their host galaxies' K-band bulge (Lbul) and total (Ltot) luminosities. The wide-field WIRCam imager at the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Ronald Läsker , Laura Ferrarese , Glenn van de Ven , Francesco Shankar

We present the results of a study of a statistically significant sample of galaxies which clearly demonstrate that supermassive black holes are generically present in all morphological types. Our analysis is based on the quantitative…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Francine R. Marleau , Dominic Clancy , Matteo Bianconi

We analyze the relation between the mass of the central supermassive black hole (Mbh) and the number of globular clusters (Ngc) in elliptical galaxies and bulges as a ramification of the black hole fundamental plane, the theoretically…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-01-26 Gregory F. Snyder , Philip F. Hopkins , Lars Hernquist

We report five new measurements of central black hole masses based on STIS and WFPC2 observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and on axisymmetric, three-integral, Schwarzschild orbit-library kinematic models. We selected a sample of…

Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) of mass $M_{\bullet} \approx 10^{2} - 10^{5}$ solar masses, $M_{\odot}$, are the long-sought missing link between stellar black holes, born of supernovae, and massive black holes, tied to galaxy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-21 Tal Alexander , Ben Bar-Or