Cosmic Feedback from Supermassive Black Holes
A. Fabian, E. Churazov, M. Donahue, W. R. Forman, M. R. Garcia, S., Heinz, B. R. McNamara, K. Nandra, P. Nulsen, P. Ogle, E. S. Perlman, D., Proga, M. J. Rees, C. L. Sarazin, R. A. Sunyaev, G. B. Taylor, S. D. M., White, A. Vikhlinin, D. M. Worrall
TL;DR
This paper discusses how future advancements in X-ray astronomy will enable a deeper understanding of how supermassive black holes influence galaxy formation through feedback mechanisms.
Contribution
It highlights the potential of improved X-ray observations to study black hole feedback and its role in cosmic structure growth.
Findings
Established the link between black hole energy output and galactic gas structures
Demonstrated the importance of X-ray observations in understanding feedback processes
Proposed future X-ray capabilities for studying black hole influence
Abstract
An extraordinary recent development in astrophysics was the discovery of the fossil relationship between central black hole mass and the stellar mass of galactic bulges. The physical process underpinning this relationship has become known as feedback. The Chandra X-ray Observatory was instrumental in realizing the physical basis for feedback, by demonstrating a tight coupling between the energy released by supermassive black holes and the gaseous structures surrounding them. This white paper discusses how a great leap forward in X-ray collecting area and spectral resolution will allow a qualitatively new way of studying how feedback from black holes influenced the growth of structure.
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TopicsAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations · Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing · Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research