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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 746, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/746/2/168
关键词
galaxies: active; galaxies: nuclei; galaxies: Seyfert
资金
- Southern California Center for Galaxy Evolution
- University of California Office of Research
- Caltech/JPL [1255094]
We present estimates of black hole accretion rates (BHARs) and nuclear, extended, and total star formation rates for a complete sample of Seyfert galaxies. Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, we measure the active galactic nucleus (AGN) luminosity using the [O IV] lambda 25.89 mu m emission line and the star-forming luminosity using the 11.3 mu m aromatic feature and extended 24 mu m continuum emission. We find that black hole growth is strongly correlated with nuclear (r < 1 kpc) star formation, but only weakly correlated with extended (r > 1 kpc) star formation in the host galaxy. In particular, the nuclear star formation rate (SFR) traced by the 11.3 mu m aromatic feature follows a relationship with the BHAR of the form SFR proportional to (M) over dot(BH)(0.8), with an observed scatter of 0.5 dex. This SFR-BHAR relationship persists when additional star formation in physically matched r = 1 kpc apertures is included, taking the form SFR proportional to (M) over dot(BH)(0.6). However, the relationship becomes almost indiscernible when total SFRs are considered. This suggests a physical connection between the gas on sub-kiloparsec and sub-parsec scales in local Seyfert galaxies that is not related to external processes in the host galaxy. It also suggests that the observed scaling between star formation and black hole growth for samples of AGNs will depend on whether the star formation is dominated by a nuclear or an extended component. We estimate the integrated black hole and bulge growth that occurs in these galaxies and find that an AGN duty cycle of 5%-10% would maintain the ratio between black hole and bulge masses seen in the local universe.
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