Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1

Chandra data in the COSMOS, AEGIS-XD and 4 Ms Chandra Deep Field South are combined with multiwavelength photometry available in those fields to determine the rest-frame U − V versus V − J colours of X-ray AGN hosts in the redshift intervals 0.1 < z < 0.6 (mean z¯=0.40) and 0.6 < z < 1.2...

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Autores: Georgakakis, A., Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo, Fanidakis, N., Salvato, M., Aird, J., Messias, H., Lotz, J. M., Barro, Guillermo, Hsu, Li-Ting, Nandra, K., Rosario, D., Cooper, M. C., Kocevski, D. d., Newman, J. A.
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Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Active galactic nuclei
Hubble-space-telescope
Star-forming galaxies
Extended groth strip
Origins deep survey
Digital sky survey
Wide-field survey
X-ray AGN
Host galaxies
Cosmos field
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
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spelling Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1Georgakakis, A.Pérez González, Pablo GuillermoFanidakis, N.Salvato, M.Aird, J.Messias, H.Lotz, J. M.Barro, GuillermoHsu, Li-TingNandra, K.Rosario, D.Cooper, M. C.Kocevski, D. d.Newman, J. A.52Active galactic nucleiHubble-space-telescopeStar-forming galaxiesExtended groth stripOrigins deep surveyDigital sky surveyWide-field surveyX-ray AGNHost galaxiesCosmos fieldAstrofísicaAstronomía (Física)Chandra data in the COSMOS, AEGIS-XD and 4 Ms Chandra Deep Field South are combined with multiwavelength photometry available in those fields to determine the rest-frame U − V versus V − J colours of X-ray AGN hosts in the redshift intervals 0.1 < z < 0.6 (mean z¯=0.40) and 0.6 < z < 1.2 (mean z¯=0.85). This combination of colours provides an effective and least model-dependent means of separating quiescent from star-forming, including dust reddened, galaxies. Morphological information emphasizes differences between AGN populations split by their U − V versus V − J colours. AGN in quiescent galaxies consist almost exclusively of bulges, while star-forming hosts are equally split between early- and late-type hosts. The position of AGN hosts on the U − V versusV − J diagram is then used to set limits on the accretion density of the Universe associated with evolved and star-forming systems independent of dust induced biases. It is found that most of the black hole growth at z≈ 0.40 and 0.85 is associated with star-forming hosts. Nevertheless, a non-negligible fraction of the X-ray luminosity density, about 15–20 per cent, at both z¯=0.40 and 0.85, is taking place in galaxies in the quiescent region of the U − V versus V − J diagram. For the low-redshift sub-sample, 0.1 < z < 0.6, we also find tentative evidence, significant at the 2σ level, that AGN split by their U − V and V − J colours have different Eddington ratio distributions. AGN in blue star-forming hosts dominate at relatively high Eddington ratios. In contrast, AGN in red quiescent hosts become increasingly important as a fraction of the total population towards low Eddington ratios. At higher redshift, z > 0.6, such differences are significant at the 2σ level only for sources with Eddington ratios ≳ 10^− 3. These findings are consistent with scenarios in which diverse accretion modes are responsible for the build-up of supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies. We compare these results with the predictions of theGALFORM semi-analytic model for the cosmological evolution of AGN and galaxies. This model postulates two black hole fuelling modes, the first is linked to star formation events and the second takes place in passive galaxies. GALFORM predicts that a substantial fraction of the black hole growth at z < 1 is associated with quiescent galaxies, in apparent conflict with the observations. Relaxing the strong assumption of the model that passive AGN hosts have zero star formation rate could bring those predictions in better agreement with the data.WileyUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20142014-05-0120142014-05-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35205reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/352052026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
title Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
spellingShingle Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
Georgakakis, A.
52
Active galactic nuclei
Hubble-space-telescope
Star-forming galaxies
Extended groth strip
Origins deep survey
Digital sky survey
Wide-field survey
X-ray AGN
Host galaxies
Cosmos field
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
title_short Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
title_full Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
title_fullStr Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
title_full_unstemmed Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
title_sort Investigating evidence for different black hole accretion modes since redshift z ∼ 1
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Georgakakis, A.
Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo
Fanidakis, N.
Salvato, M.
Aird, J.
Messias, H.
Lotz, J. M.
Barro, Guillermo
Hsu, Li-Ting
Nandra, K.
Rosario, D.
Cooper, M. C.
Kocevski, D. d.
Newman, J. A.
author Georgakakis, A.
author_facet Georgakakis, A.
Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo
Fanidakis, N.
Salvato, M.
Aird, J.
Messias, H.
Lotz, J. M.
Barro, Guillermo
Hsu, Li-Ting
Nandra, K.
Rosario, D.
Cooper, M. C.
Kocevski, D. d.
Newman, J. A.
author_role author
author2 Pérez González, Pablo Guillermo
Fanidakis, N.
Salvato, M.
Aird, J.
Messias, H.
Lotz, J. M.
Barro, Guillermo
Hsu, Li-Ting
Nandra, K.
Rosario, D.
Cooper, M. C.
Kocevski, D. d.
Newman, J. A.
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 52
Active galactic nuclei
Hubble-space-telescope
Star-forming galaxies
Extended groth strip
Origins deep survey
Digital sky survey
Wide-field survey
X-ray AGN
Host galaxies
Cosmos field
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
topic 52
Active galactic nuclei
Hubble-space-telescope
Star-forming galaxies
Extended groth strip
Origins deep survey
Digital sky survey
Wide-field survey
X-ray AGN
Host galaxies
Cosmos field
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
description Chandra data in the COSMOS, AEGIS-XD and 4 Ms Chandra Deep Field South are combined with multiwavelength photometry available in those fields to determine the rest-frame U − V versus V − J colours of X-ray AGN hosts in the redshift intervals 0.1 < z < 0.6 (mean z¯=0.40) and 0.6 < z < 1.2 (mean z¯=0.85). This combination of colours provides an effective and least model-dependent means of separating quiescent from star-forming, including dust reddened, galaxies. Morphological information emphasizes differences between AGN populations split by their U − V versus V − J colours. AGN in quiescent galaxies consist almost exclusively of bulges, while star-forming hosts are equally split between early- and late-type hosts. The position of AGN hosts on the U − V versusV − J diagram is then used to set limits on the accretion density of the Universe associated with evolved and star-forming systems independent of dust induced biases. It is found that most of the black hole growth at z≈ 0.40 and 0.85 is associated with star-forming hosts. Nevertheless, a non-negligible fraction of the X-ray luminosity density, about 15–20 per cent, at both z¯=0.40 and 0.85, is taking place in galaxies in the quiescent region of the U − V versus V − J diagram. For the low-redshift sub-sample, 0.1 < z < 0.6, we also find tentative evidence, significant at the 2σ level, that AGN split by their U − V and V − J colours have different Eddington ratio distributions. AGN in blue star-forming hosts dominate at relatively high Eddington ratios. In contrast, AGN in red quiescent hosts become increasingly important as a fraction of the total population towards low Eddington ratios. At higher redshift, z > 0.6, such differences are significant at the 2σ level only for sources with Eddington ratios ≳ 10^− 3. These findings are consistent with scenarios in which diverse accretion modes are responsible for the build-up of supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies. We compare these results with the predictions of theGALFORM semi-analytic model for the cosmological evolution of AGN and galaxies. This model postulates two black hole fuelling modes, the first is linked to star formation events and the second takes place in passive galaxies. GALFORM predicts that a substantial fraction of the black hole growth at z < 1 is associated with quiescent galaxies, in apparent conflict with the observations. Relaxing the strong assumption of the model that passive AGN hosts have zero star formation rate could bring those predictions in better agreement with the data.
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