Science-advisor
REGISTER info/FAQ
Login
username
password
     
forgot password?
register here
 
Research articles
  search articles
  reviews guidelines
  reviews
  articles index
My Pages
my alerts
  my messages
  my reviews
  my favorites
 
 
Stat
Members: 3643
Articles: 2'487'895
Articles rated: 2609

28 March 2024
 
  » arxiv » 0903.0547

 Article overview


The Growth of Supermassive Black Holes Across Cosmic Time
K. Nandra ; J.A. Aird ; D.M. Alexander ; D.R. Ballantyne ; X. Barcons ; F.E. Bauer ; T. Boller ; W.N. Brandt ; M. Brusa ; A. Cattaneo ; G. Chartas ; A.L. Coil ; A. Comastri ; D.J. Croton ; R. Della Ceca ; M. Dickinson ; A.C. Fabian ; G.G. Fazio ; F. Fiore ; K.A. Flanagan ; W.R. Forman ; N. Gehrels ; A. Georgakakis ; I. Georgantopoulos ; R. Gilli ; G. Hasinger ; P.F. Hopkins ; A.E. Hornschemeier ; R.J. Ivison ; G. Kauffmann ; A.R. King ; A.M. Koekemoer ; D.C. Koo ; H. Kunieda ; E.S. Laird ; N.A. Levenson ; Y. Li ; P. Madau ; T. Ohashi ; K.A. Pounds ; J.R. Primack ; P. Ranalli ; G.R. Ricker ; E.M. Rossi ; O. Shemmer ; R.S. Somerville ; D. Stern ; M. Stiavelli ; H. Tananbaum ; Y. Terashima ; E. Treister ; Y. Ueda ; C. Vignali ; M. Volonteri ; M.G. Watson ; N.E. White ; S.D.M. White ;
Date 3 Mar 2009
AbstractOne of the main themes in extragalactic astronomy for the next decade will be the evolution of galaxies over cosmic time. Many future observatories, including JWST, ALMA, GMT, TMT and E-ELT will intensively observe starlight over a broad redshift range, out to the dawn of the modern Universe when the first galaxies formed. It has, however, become clear that the properties and evolution of galaxies are intimately linked to the growth of their central black holes. Understanding the formation of galaxies, and their subsequent evolution, will therefore be incomplete without similarly intensive observations of the accretion light from supermassive black holes (SMBH) in galactic nuclei. To make further progress, we need to chart the formation of typical SMBH at z>6, and their subsequent growth over cosmic time, which is most effectively achieved with X-ray observations. Recent technological developments in X-ray optics and instrumentation now bring this within our grasp, enabling capabilities fully matched to those expected from flagship observatories at longer wavelengths.
Source arXiv, 0903.0547
Services Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites   
 
Visitor rating: did you like this article? no 1   2   3   4   5   yes

No review found.
 Did you like this article?

This article or document is ...
important:
of broad interest:
readable:
new:
correct:
Global appreciation:

  Note: answers to reviews or questions about the article must be posted in the forum section.
Authors are not allowed to review their own article. They can use the forum section.

browser claudebot






ScienXe.org
» my Online CV
» Free


News, job offers and information for researchers and scientists:
home  |  contact  |  terms of use  |  sitemap
Copyright © 2005-2024 - Scimetrica