Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011iaus..275..178p&link_type=abstract
Jets at all Scales, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 275, p. 178-179
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Galaxies: Active, Bl Lacertae Objects: General, Galaxies: Jets
Scientific paper
Jets from accreting black holes appear remarkably similar over eight orders of magnitude in black hole mass, with more massive black holes generally launching more powerful jets. For example, there is an observed correlation, termed the fundamental plane of black hole accretion, between black hole mass, radio luminosity, and X-ray luminosity. Here, we probe the high-mass tail (108-109 Msolar) of the accreting black hole distribution with BL Lac objects. We build SEDs for hundreds of SDSS BL Lacs, and we use these SEDs to test the blazar sequence, a proposed anti-correlation between jet power and peak frequency. We then show our BL Lacs fit on the fundamental plane, supporting the non-linear scaling of jet radiation with black hole mass. The subset of BL Lacs considered here compose the largest sample yet used in the above types of studies, reducing potential selection effects and biases.
Anderson Scott F.
Kelly Brandon C.
Kording Elmar
Markoff Sera
Plotkin Richard M.
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