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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 543, 期 2, 页码 L111-L114出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/317280
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galaxies : nuclei; quasars : general
The distribution of radio to optical fluxes in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is bimodal. The physical origin for this bimodality is not understood. In this Letter I describe observational evidence, based on the Boroson & Green Palomar-Green quasar sample, that the radio loudness bimodality is strongly related to the black hole mass (M-BH). Nearly all PG quasars with M-BH > 10(9) M. are radio-loud, while quasars with M-BH < 3 x 10(8) M. are practically all radio-quiet. This result is consistent with the dependence of quasar host galaxy morphology on radio loudness. There is no simple physical explanation for this result, but it may provide a clue as to how jets are formed near massive black holes. The radio loudness-black hole mass relationship suggests that the properties of various types of AGN may be largely set by three basic parameters: M-BH, L/L-Edd, and inclination angle.
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