| |
 |
| Paper: |
A Synthetic View of AGN Evolution and Supermassive Black Holes Growth |
| Volume: |
427, Accretion and Ejection in AGN: a Global View |
| Page: |
11 |
| Authors: |
Merloni, A. |
| Abstract: |
I will describe the constraints available from a study of AGN evolution
synthesis models on the growth of the supermassive black holes (SMBH)
population in the two main
‘modes’ observed (kinetic- and radiatively-dominated, respectively).
I’ll show how SMBH mass function evolves anti-hierarchically,
i.e. the most massive holes grew earlier and faster than less massive
ones, and I will also derive tight constraints on the
average radiative efficiency of AGN.
An outlook on the redshift evolution of the AGN kinetic
luminosity function will also be discussed, thus providing a robust
physical framework for phenomenological models of AGN
feedback within structure formation.
Finally, I will present new constraints on the evolution of
the black hole-galaxy scaling relation at 1<z<2 derived by exploiting
the full multi-wavelength coverage of the COSMOS survey on a complete
sample of 90 type 1 AGN. |
|
|
|
|
|
