Search for AN Intermediate Mass Black Hole in the Starburst Galaxy NGC2146

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Sep 2001

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Chandra Proposal ID #03700855

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Chandra Proposal Id #03700855

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We discovered an Intermediate Mass Black Hole (IMBH) of 10(3) - 10(6) M_&sun; in the starburst galaxy M82 with Chandra HRC. Our follow-up ground-based observations found a near-infrared star cluster in the vicinity of the IMBH as well as an Expanding Molecular Super Bubble (EMSB) which surrounds the IMBH and has a kinematic energy of 10(55) erg. Based on these results, we propose a scenario that an IMBH is produced by starburst activity and it grows to become a Super Massive Black Hole (SMBH). We believe this scenario can explain the formation of SMBHs in other galaxies universally. We propose a CXO monitoring observation of another starburst galaxy NGC2146 to examine our scenario.

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