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The Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei and their Spins

  • Authors: M. Volonteri, M. Sikora, J.-P. Lasota, and A. Merloni

Volonteri et al. 2013 The Astrophysical Journal 775 94.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 8.

Spins in galaxies of different morphologies as a function of MBH mass (mean and 1σ dispersion). Filled circles: gas-poor galaxies (spheroids). Stars: gas-rich galaxies (disks). Bottom: z < 0.5. Top: 0.5 < z < 1. Lower mass MBHs in gas-rich galaxies tend to spin less rapidly than higher mass MBHs and also less rapidly than MBHs in gas-poor galaxies.

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