Correlations between supermassive black holes and hot gas atmospheres in IllustrisTNG and X-ray observations
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F21%3A00118860" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/21:00118860 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3880" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3880</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa3880" target="_blank" >10.1093/mnras/staa3880</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Correlations between supermassive black holes and hot gas atmospheres in IllustrisTNG and X-ray observations
Original language description
Recent X-ray observations have revealed remarkable correlations between the masses of central supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and the X-ray properties of the hot atmospheres permeating their host galaxies, thereby indicating the crucial role of the atmospheric gas in tracing SMBH growth in the high-mass regime. We examine this topic theoretically using the IllustrisTNG cosmological simulations and provide insights to the nature of this SMBH - gaseous halo connection. By carrying out a mock X-ray analysis for a mass-selected sample of TNG100 simulated galaxies at z = 0, we inspect the relationship between the masses of SMBHs and the hot gas temperatures and luminosities at various spatial and halo scales - from galactic (similar to R-e) to group/cluster scales (similar to R-500c). We find strong SMBH-X-ray correlations mostly in quenched galaxies and find that the correlations become stronger and tighter at larger radii. Critically, the X-ray temperature (k(B)T(X)) at large radii (r greater than or similar to 5R(e)) traces the SMBH mass with a remarkably small scatter (similar to 0.2 dex). The relations emerging from IllustrisTNG are broadly consistent with those obtained from recent X-ray observations. Overall, our analysis suggests that, within the framework of IllustrisTNG, the present-time M-BH-k(B)T(X) correlations at the high-mass end (M-BH greater than or similar to 10(8)M(circle dot)) are fundamentally a reflection of the SMBH mass-halo mass relation, which at such high masses is set by the hierarchical assembly of structures. The exact form, locus, and scatter of those scaling relations are, however, sensitive to feedback processes such as those driven by star formation and SMBH activity.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GX21-13491X" target="_blank" >GX21-13491X: Exploring the Hot Universe and Understanding Cosmic Feedback</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
ISSN
0035-8711
e-ISSN
1365-2966
Volume of the periodical
501
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
21
Pages from-to
2210-2230
UT code for WoS article
000608475600045
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85100264120