No Evidence for a Significant Evolution of M<sub>•</sub>–M. Relation in Massive Galaxies up to z ∼ 4
Abstract Over the past two decades, tight correlations between black hole masses ( M • ) and their host galaxy properties have been firmly established for massive galaxies (with stellar mass <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mi>log</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>*</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="true">/</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>⊙</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:mo>≳</mml:mo> <mml:mn>10</mml:mn> </mml:math> ) at low- z ( z < 1), indicating coevolution of supermassive black holes and galaxies. However, the situation at high- z , especially beyond cosmic noon ( z ≳ 2.5), is controversial. With a combination of JWST Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam)/wide field slitless spectroscopy (WFSS) from FRESCO, CONGRESS and deep multiband NIRCam/image data from JADES in the GOODS fields, we study the black-hole-to-galaxy mass relation at z ∼ 1–4. After identifying 18 broad-line active galactic nuclei (AGNs) at 1 < z < 4 (with 8 at z > 2.5) from the WFSS data, we measure their black hole masses based on broad near-infrared lines (Pa α , Pa β , and He i λ 10833 Å), and constrain their stellar masses from AGN-galaxy image decomposition or spectral energy distribution decomposition. Taking account of the observational biases, the intrinsic scatter of the M • − M * relation, and the errors in mass measurements, we find no significant difference in the M • / M * ratio for 2.5 < z < 4 compared to that at lower redshifts (1 < z < 2.5), suggesting no evolution of the M • − M * relation at <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" overflow="scroll"> <mml:mi>log</mml:mi> <mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>*</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo stretchy="true">/</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>M</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>⊙</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> <mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo> <mml:mo>≳</mml:mo> <mml:mn>10</mml:mn> </mml:math> up to z ∼ 4.
Authors
- Eiichi Egami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-9475)
- Francesco D’Eugenio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2388-8172)
- Zhiyuan Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7673-2257)
- George H. Rieke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2303-6519)
- Jakob M. Helton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4337-6211)
- Fengwu Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-6617)
- Chiara Circosta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8522-9434)
- Kevin Hainline (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4565-8239)
- Sandro Tacchella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8224-4505)
- Chris J. Willott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4201-7367)
- Jianwei Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6221-1829)
- Christina C. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-7495)
- Yongda Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3307-7525)
- Meredith A. Stone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9720-3255)
- Pierluigi Rinaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5104-8245)
- Irene Shivaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4702-7561)
- Yang Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-9443)
- Jan Scholtz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-6809)
- Christopher N. A. Willmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9262-9997)
- Andrew J. Bunker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8651-9879)
- Phillip A. Cargile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1617-8917)
- Brant E. Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4271-0364)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad973b
- Citations
- 19
- Primary Topic
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.30
Funders
- Goddard Space Flight Center