J/ApJ/667/131: Resource Record Summary

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Mass function of active black holes

Short name: J/ApJ/667/131 IVOA Identifier: ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/667/131 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.26093/cds/vizier.16670131 Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID] More Info: https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/667/131 VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.	Status: active Registered: 2009 Dec 18 22:57:33Z
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Description

We present the first measurement of the BH mass function for broad-line active galaxies in the local universe. Using the ~8500 broad-line active galaxies from SDSS-DR4, we construct a broad-line luminosity function that agrees very well with the local soft X-ray luminosity function. Using standard virial relations, we then convert observed broad-line luminosities and widths into BH masses. A mass function constructed in this way has the unique capability to probe the mass region <10^6^M_{sun}_ which, while insignificant in terms of total BH mass density, nevertheless may place important constraints on the mass distribution of seed BHs in the early universe.

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Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID]

Creators:

Greene J.E.Ho L.C.

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Status of This Resource

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Version: n/a
Availability: This is an active resource.

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Relevant dates for this Resource:

Updated: 2009 Dec 18 22:05:47Z
Created: 2009 Dec 18 22:57:33Z

This resource was registered on: 2009 Dec 18 22:57:33Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2021 Oct 21 00:00:00Z

What This Resource is About

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Resource Class: CatalogService: This resource is a service that provides access to catalog data. You can extract data from the catalog by issuing a query, and the matching data is returned as a table.

Resource type keywords: Catalog	Subject keywords: Active galactic nuclei Redshifted X-ray sources
Intended audience or use: Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.
More Info: https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJ/667/131	Literature Reference: 2007ApJ...667..131G
Related Resources: Other Related Resources TAP VizieR generic service(IsServedBy) ivo://CDS.VizieR/TAP [Res. ID] Conesearch service(IsServedBy) http://www.sdss.org : SDSS Home Page

	Data Coverage Information
	This section describes the data's coverage over the sky, frequency, and time. Wavebands covered: X-ray Optical

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Available Service Interfaces

	Custom Service
	This is service that does not comply with any IVOA standard but instead provides access to special capabilities specific to this resource. VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource. Available endpoints for this service interface: Interactive web page: http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJ/667/131

	Custom Service
	This is service that does not comply with any IVOA standard but instead provides access to special capabilities specific to this resource. VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource. Available endpoints for this service interface: URL-based interface: http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJ/667/131

	Table Access Protocol - Auxiliary ServiceXX
	This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input an ADQL or PQL query and returns tabular data. VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource. Available endpoints for the standard interface: http://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap

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This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input a position in the sky and a radius and returns catalog records with positions within that radius.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Description:

Cone search capability for table J/ApJ/667/131/table1 (The sample)

Available endpoints for the standard interface:

http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJ/667/131/table1?

Maximum search radius accepted: 180.0 degrees
Maximum number of matching records returned: 50000

This service supports the VERB input parameter:: Use VERB=1 to minimize the returned columns or VERB=3 to maximize.