The evolution of the heaviest super-massive black-holes in jetted AGNs
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Alessandro Diana
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Abstract
We present the space density evolution, from z=1.5 up to z=5.5, of the most
massive (M$\geq10^9$M$_{\odot}$) black holes hosted in jetted Active Galactic
Nuclei(AGNs). The analysis is based on a sample of 380 luminosity-selected
($\lambda$L$_{1350}\geq10^{46}$ erg s$^{-1}$ and P$_{5\text{GHz}}\geq10^{27}$ W
Hz$^{-1}$) Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs) obtained from the Cosmic Lens
All Sky Survey (CLASS). These sources are known to be face-on jetted AGNs (i.e.
blazars) and can be exploited to infer the abundance of all the (misaligned)
jetted AGNs, using a geometrical argument. We then compare the space density of
the most massive SMBHs hosted in jetted AGNs with those present in the total
population (mostly composed by non-jetted AGNs). We find that the space density
has a peak at $z\sim3$, which is significantly larger than the value observed
in the total AGN population with similar optical/UV luminosities ($z\sim2.2$),
but not as extreme as the value previously inferred from X-ray selected blazars
($z\gtrsim4$). The jetted fraction (jetted AGNs/total AGNs) is overall
consistent with the estimates in the local Universe (10--20\%) and at high
redshift, assuming Lorentz bulk factors $\Gamma\approx5$. Finally, we find a
marginal decrease in the jetted fraction at high redshifts (by a factor of
$\sim2$). All these evidences point toward a different evolutionary path in the
jetted AGNs compared to the total AGN population.
Volume
511
Issue
4
Start page
5436
Issn Identifier
0035-8711
Rights
open.access
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