Black hole masses of z~1.4 AGNs from SXDS Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Nobuta K.
  2. Akiyama M.
  3. Ueda Y.
  4. Watson M.G.
  5. Silverman J.
  6. Hiroi K.,Ohta K.
  7. Iwamuro F.
  8. Yabe K.
  9. Tamura N.
  10. Moritani Y.
  11. Sumiyoshi M.,Takato N.
  12. Kimura M.
  13. Maihara T.
  14. Dalton G.
  15. Lewis I.
  16. Bonfield D.
  17. Lee H.,Curtis-Lake E.
  18. Macaulay E.
  19. Clarke F.
  20. Sekiguchi K.
  21. Simpson C.
  22. Croom S.,Ouchi M.
  23. Hanami H.
  24. Yamada T.
  25. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

In order to investigate the growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs), we construct the black hole mass function (BHMF) and Eddington ratio distribution function (ERDF) of X-ray-selected broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at z~1.4 in the Subaru XMM-Newton Deep Survey (SXDS) field. A significant part of the accretion growth of SMBHs is thought to take place in this redshift range. Black hole masses of X-ray-selected broad-line AGNs are estimated using the width of the broad MgII line and 3000{AA} monochromatic luminosity. We supplement the MgII FWHM values with the H{alpha} FWHM obtained from our NIR spectroscopic survey. Using the black hole masses of broad-line AGNs at redshifts between 1.18 and 1.68, the binned broad-line AGN BHMFs and ERDFs are calculated using the V_max_ method. To properly account for selection effects that impact the binned estimates, we derive the corrected broad-line AGN BHMFs and ERDFs by applying the maximum likelihood method, assuming that the ERDF is constant regardless of the black hole mass. We do not correct for the non-negligible uncertainties in virial BH mass estimates. If we compare the corrected broad-line AGN BHMF with that in the local universe, then the corrected BHMF at z=1.4 has a higher number density above 10^8^M_{sun}_ but a lower number density below that mass range. The evolution may be indicative of a downsizing trend of accretion activity among the SMBH population. The evolution of broad-line AGN ERDFs from z=1.4 to 0 indicates that the fraction of broad-line AGNs with accretion rates close to the Eddington limit is higher at higher redshifts.

Keywords
  1. active-galactic-nuclei
  2. x-ray-sources
  3. redshifted
  4. infrared-sources
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2012ApJ...761..143N
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.17610143

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2014-09-16T16:54:06Z
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2014-09-16T16:54:06Z
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