Journal article
GROWING MASSIVE BLACK HOLE PAIRS IN MINOR MERGERS OF DISK GALAXIES
Abstract
We perform a suite of high-resolution smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations to investigate the orbital decay and mass evolution of massive black hole (MBH) pairs down to scales of ∼30 pc during minor mergers of disk galaxies. Our simulation set includes star formation and accretion onto the MBHs, as well as feedback from both processes. We consider 1:10 merger events starting at z ∼ 3, with MBH masses in the sensitivity window of the …
Authors
Callegari S; Kazantzidis S; Mayer L; Colpi M; Bellovary JM; Quinn T; Wadsley J
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 729, No. 2,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
March 10, 2011
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/729/2/85
ISSN
0004-637X