Suppression of star formation in early-type galaxies by feedback from supermassive black holes

dc.creatorSchawinski, Kevin
dc.creatorKhochfar, Sadegh
dc.creatorKaviraj, Sugata
dc.creatorYi, Sukyoung K.
dc.creatorBoselli, Alessandro
dc.creatorBarlow, Tom
dc.creatorConrow, Tim
dc.creatorForster, Karl
dc.creatorFriedman, Peter G.
dc.creatorMartin, D. Chris
dc.creatorMorrissey, Patrick
dc.creatorNeff, Susan
dc.creatorSchiminovich, David
dc.creatorSeibert, Mark
dc.creatorSmall, Todd
dc.creatorWyder, Ted K.
dc.creatorBianchi, Luciana
dc.creatorDonas, Jose
dc.creatorHeckman, Tim
dc.creatorLee, Young-Wook
dc.creatorMadore, Barry
dc.creatorMilliard, Bruno
dc.creatorRich, R. Michael
dc.creatorSzalay, Alex
dc.date2006-08-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:57:26Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:57:26Z
dc.descriptionDetailed high-resolution observations of the innermost regions of nearby galaxies have revealed the presence of supermassive black holes1. These black holes may interact with their host galaxies by means of 'feedback' in the form of energy and material jets; this feedback affects the evolution of the host and gives rise to observed relations between the black hole and the host. Here we report observations of the ultraviolet emissions of massive early-type galaxies. We derive an empirical relation for a critical black-hole mass (as a function of velocity dispersion) above which the outflows from these black holes suppress star formation in their hosts by heating and expelling all available cold gas. Supermassive black holes are negligible in mass compared to their hosts but nevertheless seem to play a critical role in the star formation history of galaxies.
dc.descriptionNature, in press. 27 pages, 4 Figures. Article & supplements with high-resolution figures can be downloaded at: http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/~kevins/PAPERS/AGN_feedback.pdf
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608517
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608517
dc.identifierNature442:888-891,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1038/nature04934
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/205881
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSuppression of star formation in early-type galaxies by feedback from supermassive black holes
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