Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-05-29
Astrophys.J.666:L13-L16,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 4 figures, uses emulateapj, Submitted to ApJ Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/521674
Recent simulations of merging black holes with spin give recoil velocities from gravitational radiation up to several thousand km/s. A recoiling supermassive black hole can retain the inner part of its accretion disk, providing fuel for a continuing QSO phase lasting millions of years as the hole moves away from the galactic nucleus. One possible observational manifestation of a recoiling accretion disk is in QSO emission lines shifted in velocity from the host galaxy. We have examined QSOs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with broad emission lines substantially shifted relative to the narrow lines. We find no convincing evidence for recoiling black holes carrying accretion disks. We place an upper limit on the incidence of recoiling black holes in QSOs of 4% for kicks greater than 500 km/s and 0.35% for kicks greater than 1000 km/s line-of-sight velocity.
Bonning Erin Wells
Salviander Sarah
Shields Gregory A.
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