arXiv · astro-ph/0311579
Tracing the relation between black holes and dark haloes
Abstract
We present new velocity dispersion measurements for a set of 12 spiral galaxies and use them to derive a more accurate V_c - sigma relation which holds for a wide morphological range of galaxies. Combined with the M_BH - sigma relation, this relation can be used as a tool to estimate supermassive black hole (SMBH) masses by means of the asymptotic circular velocity. Together with the Tully-Fisher relation, it serves as a constraint for galaxy formation and evolution models.
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Pieter Buyle, Maarten Baes, Herwig Dejonghe. 2003-11-26. Tracing the relation between black holes and dark haloes. https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0311579
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