The Illustris simulation: the evolving population of black holes across cosmic time
University of Cambridge · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · +7 more institutions
Abstract
We study the properties of black holes and their host galaxies across cosmic time in the Illustris simulation. Illustris is a large-scale cosmological hydrodynamical simulation which resolves a (106.5Mpc)3volume with more than 12 billion resolution elements and includes state-of-the-art physical models relevant for galaxy formation. We find that the black hole mass density for redshifts z = 0-5 and the black hole mass function at z = 0 predicted by Illustris are in very good agreement with the most recent observational constraints. We show that the bolometric and hard X-ray luminosity functions of active galactic nuclei (AGN) at z = 0 and 1 reproduce observational data very well over the full dynamic range…
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- 39.17
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- 100%
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- 156
Authors
8- DSDebora SijackiCorresponding
University of Cambridge
- MVMark Vogelsberger
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- SGShy Genel
Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, Columbia University
- VSVolker Springel
Heidelberg University, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
- PTPaul Torrey
California Institute of Technology, Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Topics & keywords
- Physics
- Astrophysics
- Galaxy
- Black hole (networking)
- Redshift
- Star formation
- Luminosity
- Supermassive black hole