Why the Fundamental Plane of Black Hole Activity is not a Distance Artifact
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| contents | Why the Fundamental Plane of Black Hole Activity is not a Distance Artifact Sebastian Heinz Andrea Merloni Tiziana Di Matteo Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas rays: binaries galaxies: nuclei Black hole physics The fundamental plane of black hole activity is a non-linear correlation among radio core luminosity, X-rayluminosity and mass of all accreting black holes, both of stellar mass and supermassive, discovered by Merloni,Heinz, & Di Matteo (2003) and, independently, by Falcke, Köording, & Markoff (2004). Here we discuss withgreater detail a number of statistical issues related to the above correlation. In particular, we discuss the issue of sample selection and quantify the bias introduced by the effect of distance. We demonstrate that the fundamental plane relation is not simply a distance artifact, and that its non-linear slope represents a genuine intrinsic characteristics of accreting black holes. We also discuss possible future observational strategies to improve our understanding of this correlation. 2007 artículo científico 0185-1101 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57102712 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=571 Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (México) Vol.27 |
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| spellingShingle | Why the Fundamental Plane of Black Hole Activity is not a Distance Artifact Sebastian Heinz Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas rays: binaries galaxies: nuclei Black hole physics Why the Fundamental Plane of Black Hole Activity is not a Distance Artifact Sebastian Heinz Andrea Merloni Tiziana Di Matteo Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas rays: binaries galaxies: nuclei Black hole physics The fundamental plane of black hole activity is a non-linear correlation among radio core luminosity, X-rayluminosity and mass of all accreting black holes, both of stellar mass and supermassive, discovered by Merloni,Heinz, & Di Matteo (2003) and, independently, by Falcke, Köording, & Markoff (2004). Here we discuss withgreater detail a number of statistical issues related to the above correlation. In particular, we discuss the issue of sample selection and quantify the bias introduced by the effect of distance. We demonstrate that the fundamental plane relation is not simply a distance artifact, and that its non-linear slope represents a genuine intrinsic characteristics of accreting black holes. We also discuss possible future observational strategies to improve our understanding of this correlation. 2007 artículo científico 0185-1101 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57102712 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=571 Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica (México) Vol.27 |
| title | Why the Fundamental Plane of Black Hole Activity is not a Distance Artifact |
| topic | Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas rays: binaries galaxies: nuclei Black hole physics |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57102712 |