A dynamical measure of the black hole mass in a quasar 11 billion years ago
Por:
Abuter R., Allouche F., Amorim A., Bailet C., Berdeu A., Berger J.-P., Berio P., Bigioli A., Boebion O., Bolzer M.-L., Bonnet H., Bourdarot G., Bourget P., Brandner W., Cao Y., Conzelmann R., Comin M., Clénet Y., Courtney-Barrer B., Davies R., Defrère D., Delboulbé A., Delplancke-Ströbele F., Dembet R., Dexter J., de Zeeuw P.T., Drescher A., Eckart A., Édouard C., Eisenhauer F., Fabricius M., Feuchtgruber H., Finger G., Förster Schreiber N.M., Garcia P., Garcia Lopez R., Gao F., Gendron E., Genzel R., Gil J.P., Gillessen S., Gomes T., Gonté F., Gouvret C., Guajardo P., Guieu S., Hackenberg W., Haddad N., Hartl M., Haubois X., Haußmann F., Heißel G., Henning T., Hippler S., Hönig S.F., Horrobin M., Hubin N., Jacqmart E., Jocou L., Kaufer A., Kervella P., Kolb J., Korhonen H., Lacour S., Lagarde S., Lai O., Lapeyrère V., Laugier R., Le Bouquin J.-B., Leftley J., Léna P., Lewis S., Liu D., Lopez B., Lutz D., Magnard Y., Mang F., Marcotto A., Maurel D., Mérand A., Millour F., More N., Netzer H., Nowacki H., Nowak M., Oberti S., Ott T., Pallanca L., Paumard T., Perraut K., Perrin G., Petrov R., Pfuhl O., Pourré N., Rabien S., Rau C., Riquelme M., Robbe-Dubois S., Rochat S., Salman M., Sanchez-Bermudez J., Santos D.J.D., Scheithauer S., Schöller M., Schubert J., Schuhler N., Shangguan J., Shchekaturov P., Shimizu T.T., Sevin A., Soulez F., Spang A., Stadler E., Sternberg A., Straubmeier C., Sturm E., Sykes C., Tacconi L.J., Tristram K.R.W., Vincent F., von Fellenberg S., Uysal S., Widmann F., Wieprecht E., Wiezorrek E., Woillez J., Zins G.
Publicada:
1 ene 2024
Ahead of Print:
1 ene 2024
Resumen:
Tight relationships exist in the local Universe between the central stellar properties of galaxies and the mass of their supermassive black hole (SMBH)1–3. These suggest that galaxies and black holes co-evolve, with the main regulation mechanism being energetic feedback from accretion onto the black hole during its quasar phase4–6. A crucial question is how the relationship between black holes and galaxies evolves with time; a key epoch to examine this relationship is at the peaks of star formation and black hole growth 8–12 billion years ago (redshifts 1–3)7. Here we report a dynamical measurement of the mass of the black hole in a luminous quasar at a redshift of 2, with a look back in time of 11 billion years, by spatially resolving the broad-line region (BLR). We detect a 40-µas (0.31-pc) spatial offset between the red and blue photocentres of the Ha line that traces the velocity gradient of a rotating BLR. The flux and differential phase spectra are well reproduced by a thick, moderately inclined disk of gas clouds within the sphere of influence of a central black hole with a mass of 3.2 × 108 solar masses. Molecular gas data reveal a dynamical mass for the host galaxy of 6 × 1011 solar masses, which indicates an undermassive black hole accreting at a super-Eddington rate. This suggests a host galaxy that grew faster than the SMBH, indicating a delay between galaxy and black hole formation for some systems. © The Author(s) 2024.
Filiaciones:
Abuter R.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Allouche F.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Amorim A.:
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
CENTRA – Centro de Astrofísica e Gravitação, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Bailet C.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Berdeu A.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Berger J.-P.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Berio P.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Bigioli A.:
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Boebion O.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Bolzer M.-L.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Department of Physics, Technical University Munich, Garching, Germany
Univ. Lyon, Univ. Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon UMR5574, Saint-Genis-Laval, France
Bonnet H.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Bourdarot G.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Bourget P.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Brandner W.:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Cao Y.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Conzelmann R.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Comin M.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Clénet Y.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Courtney-Barrer B.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, College of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Davies R.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Defrère D.:
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Delboulbé A.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Delplancke-Ströbele F.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Dembet R.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Dexter J.:
Department of Astrophysical & amp
de Zeeuw P.T.:
Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Drescher A.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Eckart A.:
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany
1st Institute of Physics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Édouard C.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Eisenhauer F.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Fabricius M.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Feuchtgruber H.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Finger G.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Förster Schreiber N.M.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Garcia P.:
CENTRA – Centro de Astrofísica e Gravitação, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Garcia Lopez R.:
School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Gao F.:
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany
Gendron E.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Genzel R.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Departments of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
Gil J.P.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Gillessen S.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Gomes T.:
CENTRA – Centro de Astrofísica e Gravitação, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Gonté F.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Gouvret C.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Guajardo P.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Guieu S.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Hackenberg W.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Haddad N.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Hartl M.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Haubois X.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Haußmann F.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Heißel G.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Advanced Concepts Team, European Space Agency, TEC-SF, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Henning T.:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Hippler S.:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Hönig S.F.:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Horrobin M.:
1st Institute of Physics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Hubin N.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Jacqmart E.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Jocou L.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Kaufer A.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Kervella P.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Kolb J.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Korhonen H.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Lacour S.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Lagarde S.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Lai O.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Lapeyrère V.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Laugier R.:
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Le Bouquin J.-B.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Leftley J.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Léna P.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Lewis S.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Liu D.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Lopez B.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Lutz D.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Magnard Y.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Mang F.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Department of Physics, Technical University Munich, Garching, Germany
Marcotto A.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Maurel D.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Mérand A.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Millour F.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
More N.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Netzer H.:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nowacki H.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Nowak M.:
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Oberti S.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Ott T.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Pallanca L.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Paumard T.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Perraut K.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Perrin G.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Petrov R.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Pfuhl O.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Pourré N.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Rabien S.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Rau C.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Riquelme M.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Robbe-Dubois S.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Rochat S.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Salman M.:
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Sanchez-Bermudez J.:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Instituto de Astronomia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
Santos D.J.D.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Scheithauer S.:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany
Schöller M.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Schubert J.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Schuhler N.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Shangguan J.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Shchekaturov P.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Shimizu T.T.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Sevin A.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
Soulez F.:
Univ. Lyon, Univ. Lyon 1, ENS de Lyon, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon UMR5574, Saint-Genis-Laval, France
Spang A.:
Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
Stadler E.:
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IPAG, Grenoble, France
Sternberg A.:
School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute, New York, NY, United States
Straubmeier C.:
1st Institute of Physics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Sturm E.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Sykes C.:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Tacconi L.J.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Tristram K.R.W.:
European Southern Observatory, Santiago, Chile
Vincent F.:
LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Meudon, France
von Fellenberg S.:
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany
Uysal S.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Widmann F.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Wieprecht E.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Wiezorrek E.:
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Woillez J.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
Zins G.:
European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany
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