Observational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host Galaxies

Accretion supermassive black holes in the center of active galaxies usually produce “jet”-collimated bipolar outflows of relativistic particles. Magnetic fields near the black hole event horizon may play a crucial role in the formation of jets/outflows. Both theory and observation indicate that jets...

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Main Authors: Yongyun Chen, Qiusheng Gu, Junhui Fan, Xiaotong Guo, Xiaoling Yu, Nan Ding, Dingrong Xiong
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Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9b8a
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Qiusheng Gu
Junhui Fan
Xiaotong Guo
Xiaoling Yu
Nan Ding
Dingrong Xiong
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description Accretion supermassive black holes in the center of active galaxies usually produce “jet”-collimated bipolar outflows of relativistic particles. Magnetic fields near the black hole event horizon may play a crucial role in the formation of jets/outflows. Both theory and observation indicate that jets/outflows driven by centrally active supermassive black holes have a feedback effect on the overall properties of the host galaxies. Therefore, the magnetic field is a key ingredient for the formation and evolution of galaxies. Here, we report a clear correlation between the magnetic field of jets and star formation rate for a large sample of 96 galaxies hosting supermassive black holes, which suggests that the star formation of active galactic nuclei host galaxies may be powered by the jets.
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spelling doaj-art-00d358eb1c684038bcee9c9f2f6ddf662025-08-20T03:17:39ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-01978212510.3847/1538-4357/ad9b8aObservational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host GalaxiesYongyun Chen0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5895-0189Qiusheng Gu1Junhui Fan2Xiaotong Guo3Xiaoling Yu4Nan Ding5Dingrong Xiong6College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Qujing Normal University , Qujing 655011, People’s Republic of China ; ynkmcyy@yeah,netSchool of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University , Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China ; qsgu@nju.edu.cnCenter for Astrophysics, Guangzhou University , Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of ChinaAnqing Normal University , Anhui 246133, People’s Republic of ChinaCollege of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Qujing Normal University , Qujing 655011, People’s Republic of China ; ynkmcyy@yeah,netSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Kunming University , Kunming 650214, People’s Republic of ChinaYunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650011, People’s Republic of ChinaAccretion supermassive black holes in the center of active galaxies usually produce “jet”-collimated bipolar outflows of relativistic particles. Magnetic fields near the black hole event horizon may play a crucial role in the formation of jets/outflows. Both theory and observation indicate that jets/outflows driven by centrally active supermassive black holes have a feedback effect on the overall properties of the host galaxies. Therefore, the magnetic field is a key ingredient for the formation and evolution of galaxies. Here, we report a clear correlation between the magnetic field of jets and star formation rate for a large sample of 96 galaxies hosting supermassive black holes, which suggests that the star formation of active galactic nuclei host galaxies may be powered by the jets.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9b8aActive galactic nucleiStar formationSupermassive black holesAGN host galaxies
spellingShingle Yongyun Chen
Qiusheng Gu
Junhui Fan
Xiaotong Guo
Xiaoling Yu
Nan Ding
Dingrong Xiong
Observational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal
Active galactic nuclei
Star formation
Supermassive black holes
AGN host galaxies
title Observational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host Galaxies
title_full Observational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host Galaxies
title_fullStr Observational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host Galaxies
title_full_unstemmed Observational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host Galaxies
title_short Observational Evidence for a Correlation between the Magnetic Field of Jets and Star Formation Rate in Host Galaxies
title_sort observational evidence for a correlation between the magnetic field of jets and star formation rate in host galaxies
topic Active galactic nuclei
Star formation
Supermassive black holes
AGN host galaxies
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9b8a
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