Article ; Online: Rapid formation of supermassive black hole binaries in galaxy mergers with gas.
2007 Volume 316, Issue 5833, Page(s) 1874–1877
Abstract: Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are a ubiquitous component of the nuclei of galaxies. It is normally assumed that after the merger of two massive galaxies, a SMBH binary will form, shrink because of stellar or gas dynamical processes, and ultimately ... ...
Abstract | Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are a ubiquitous component of the nuclei of galaxies. It is normally assumed that after the merger of two massive galaxies, a SMBH binary will form, shrink because of stellar or gas dynamical processes, and ultimately coalesce by emitting a burst of gravitational waves. However, so far it has not been possible to show how two SMBHs bind during a galaxy merger with gas because of the difficulty of modeling a wide range of spatial scales. Here we report hydrodynamical simulations that track the formation of a SMBH binary down to scales of a few light years after the collision between two spiral galaxies. A massive, turbulent, nuclear gaseous disk arises as a result of the galaxy merger. The black holes form an eccentric binary in the disk in less than 1 million years as a result of the gravitational drag from the gas rather than from the stars. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2007-06-29 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 128410-1 |
ISSN | 1095-9203 ; 0036-8075 |
ISSN (online) | 1095-9203 |
ISSN | 0036-8075 |
DOI | 10.1126/science.1141858 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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