The existence of sterile neutrino halos in galactic centers as an explanation of the black hole mass-velocity dispersion relation

Man Ho CHAN, Ming Chung CHU

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Abstract

If sterile neutrinos exist and form halos in galactic centers, they can give rise to observational consequences. In particular, the sterile neutrinos decay radiatively and heat up the gas in the protogalaxy to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, and they provide the mass to form supermassive black holes (BHs). A natural correlation between the BH mass and velocity dispersion thus arises: log(MBH,f /M☉) = α log(σ/200 km s⁻¹) + β with α ≈ 4 and β ≈ 8. Copyright © 2009 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)212-216
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume692
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Feb 2009

Citation

Chan, M. H., & Chum M.-C. (2009). The existence of sterile neutrino halos in galactic centers as an explanation of the black hole mass-velocity dispersion relation. Astrophysical Journal, 692(1), 212-216. doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/692/1/212

Keywords

  • Galaxy: general

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