A case for an ultra massive black hole in the galaxy cluster MS0735.6+7421
| dc.contributor.author | Movassaghi Jorshari, Razzi | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Babul, Arif | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-22T20:11:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-22T20:11:52Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2012 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06-22 | |
| dc.degree.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science M.Sc. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | In this work, we study the galaxy cluster MS0735.6+7421 that hosts the most energetic observed active galactic nucleus (AGN) outburst so far. Explaining this very energetic AGN outburst is found to be challenging. McNamara et al. 2009 grappled with this problem and proposed two possible solutions: either the black hole (BH) must be an ultra massive one (with mass $> 10^{10} \ \text{M}_\odot$), or the efficiency of the mass to energy conversion ($\epsilon$) should be higher than the generally assumed value of $\epsilon \sim 0.1$. However, the efficiency of the mass to energy conversion depends on the BH's spin {Benson and Babul 2009}; higher $\epsilon$ can be achieved with a higher spinning BH. Here, we explore the second solution in detail, and ask the question: How did the BH spin up to the very high spins in advance of the outburst? We also explore the attendant physical processes, such as star formation, during the spin-up mode and investigate the associated observational implications. Comparing our results with what is generally expected from simulations and observational studies suggests that for all intents and purposes, the existence of an ultra massive BH is the simplest solution. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4032 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights.temp | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | Galaxy Cluster MS0735.6+7421 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ultra Massive Black Hole | en_US |
| dc.subject | Spinning up a Black Hole | en_US |
| dc.subject | Magorrian Relation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Star Formation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Jet and Radio Lobe | en_US |
| dc.title | A case for an ultra massive black hole in the galaxy cluster MS0735.6+7421 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |