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arxiv: 2606.03667 · v1 · pith:Z7KEK47Jnew · submitted 2026-06-02 · 🌌 astro-ph.GA

Constraining AGN accretion physics with black hole mass-luminosity scaling relations

F. Fiore (1) , M. Gaspari (2) , S. Puccetti (3) , M. Bischetti (4) , C. Feruglio (1) , E. Piconcelli (5) ((1) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste , (2) Dipartimento di Fisica , Informatica e Matematica
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Universita' di Modena e Reggio Emilia (3) Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (4) Dipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi Universita' di Pisa (5) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)
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keywords supermassive black holesAGN feedingchaotic cold accretionBondi accretionquasar luminositymass scaling relationshigh-redshift quasars
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The pith

Black hole mass-luminosity scaling relations favor chaotic cold accretion over Bondi accretion across a wide mass range.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The authors build a large sample of high-redshift quasars and derive scaling relations between black hole mass and luminosity. These relations show a near-linear slope that matches the prediction from chaotic cold accretion models. Classical Bondi accretion fails to match both the slope and the normalization of the observed relations. The data therefore support self-regulated feeding via multiphase gas condensation over simple spherical capture.

Core claim

By comparing the observed black hole mass-bolometric luminosity relation (slope of 0.91) and the hard X-ray relation (slope of 0.73) from a sample of 1729 quasars to model predictions, the paper shows that chaotic cold accretion reproduces the data while Bondi accretion underpredicts the luminosities by two dex at high masses. This leads to the conclusion that CCA-driven, self-regulated feeding is the dominant mechanism across black hole masses from 10^7 to 10^10 solar masses.

What carries the argument

The black hole mass-luminosity scaling relations derived from virial estimates and band corrections in the quasar sample, used to discriminate between Bondi spherical capture and Chaotic Cold Accretion feeding models.

If this is right

  • The X-ray slope being shallower than the bolometric one implies a decreasing coronal power fraction with black hole mass.
  • X-ray weakness in some high-redshift AGN is consistent with shielding or anisotropy at high accretion rates.
  • Star formation contributions can cause overestimates in Halpha-based luminosity and mass estimates for JWST AGN.
  • The preference for CCA motivates similar tests at lower masses and higher redshifts.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • This suggests that the thermodynamics of the host halo gas directly influences black hole growth rates through condensation processes.
  • It provides a link between AGN feeding and the observed multiphase interstellar and circumgalactic medium in galaxies.
  • Extending the relations to lower luminosity AGN could test if the same mechanism operates in less massive systems.

Load-bearing premise

The virial black hole mass estimates and bolometric luminosity corrections from observed bands accurately trace the true instantaneous accretion rates without significant contamination from star formation or selection biases.

What would settle it

A measurement of the mass-luminosity slope in a large AGN sample that closely matches the Bondi prediction of a much steeper or different relation, or direct evidence of accretion rates two orders of magnitude lower than observed at high black hole masses.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.03667 by (2) Dipartimento di Fisica, (3) Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, (4) Dipartimento di Fisica Enrico Fermi, (5) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma), C. Feruglio (1), E. Piconcelli (5) ((1) INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, F. Fiore (1), Informatica e Matematica, M. Bischetti (4), M. Gaspari (2), S. Puccetti (3), Universita' di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Universita' di Pisa.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Bolometric luminosity (left) and X-ray (2-10 keV) luminosity (right) as a function of the BH mass for the AGN samples described in 2. The cyan bow-ties represent the best fit regressions for the SDSS-eROSITA sample with slopes of 0.91±0.01 and 0.73±0.01 in the left and right panels respectively. The gray and green bands are the predictions of Bondi and CCA models, respectively (see §6), with shaded band co… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: The velocity shift between the CIV emission line centroid and the systemic redshift (measured from the MgII emission line centroid) as a function of kX = L2−10keV /Lbol for a sample of 230 SDSS-eROSITA AGN (squares), WISSH quasars (diamonds) and HYPERION (stars) quasars. [Left panel]: color is proportional to the excess FWHM of the CIV line. The dashed and dotted lines have slopes -0.5 and -1 respectively.… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: [Left panel:] the distribution function of ∆λ (blue histogram) and ∆λX (red histogram). The cyan and magenta lines represent the best-fit power laws to the ∆λ and ∆λX tail distributions with slopes -1.8 and -1.5 respectively. The solid (dashed) black curve is a Gaussian function with σ = 0.4 dex (σ = 0.3 dex). [Right panel:] The correction between the X-ray luminosity (2-10 keV) and the bolometric luminosi… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: The X-ray 2-10 keV luminosity as a function of the broad Hα line for a sample of 945 SDSS-eROSITA AGN (red-yellow squares), WISSH quasars (blue diamonds) and JWST AGN at z>4 (blue squares, circles and triangles). Arrows denote upper limits. For about half of the SDSS￾eROSITA AGN the Hα line was in the range of the SDSS spectrum, for the remaining objects we scaled the luminosity of the Hβ line for the aver… view at source ↗
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We test how supermassive black holes are fed by combining new black hole mass-luminosity relations with physically motivated feeding models. We build a uniform sample of 1729 unobscured blue quasars at z>2 by cross-matching SDSS DRE16 with eROSITA, and augment it with hyperluminous quasars (WISSH, HYPERION) plus 49 JWST broad-line AGN at z>3.5. We find for the SDSS-eROSITA sample of blue quasars a near-linear scaling of bolometric luminosity with mass (slope 0.91+/-0.01) and a shallower hard-X-ray trend (slope 0.73+/-0.01). Classical hot-mode (Bondi) accretion underpredicts the observed luminosities by about 2 dex at the high-mass end and is inconsistent with the measured slopes. In contrast, Chaotic Cold Accretion (CCA) - in which multiphase gas condenses, collides, and rains onto the nucleus - consistently reproduces both the normalization and the near-linear slope expected from halo thermodynamics. The shallower X-ray relation points to a decreasing coronal power fraction with black hole mass. JWST broad-line AGN frequently appear X-ray weak or Halpha enhanced. The latter case can be due to contributions from collisional ionization and photoionization from star-formation to the broad Halpha emission, leading to overestimate AGN luminosities and black hole masses. In the former case, the X-ray weakness is consistent with coronal shielding or anisotropy at high accretion rates. Overall, the data favor CCA-driven, self-regulated feeding over local spherical capture across the BH mass range 1E7-1E10 solar masses, and motivate extending these tests to lower masses and higher redshifts.

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The paper constructs a sample of 1729 unobscured blue quasars at z>2 from SDSS DRE16 cross-matched with eROSITA, augmented by WISSH/HYPERION hyperluminous quasars and 49 JWST broad-line AGN at z>3.5. It reports a near-linear bolometric luminosity-black hole mass relation (slope 0.91±0.01) for the SDSS-eROSITA subsample and a shallower hard X-ray trend (slope 0.73±0.01). Classical Bondi accretion is shown to underpredict observed luminosities by ~2 dex at the high-mass end and to be inconsistent with the measured slopes, while Chaotic Cold Accretion (CCA) reproduces both the normalization and near-linear slope from halo thermodynamics. The shallower X-ray slope is interpreted as a decreasing coronal power fraction with mass. Potential biases from Hα enhancement or X-ray weakness in JWST objects are noted, but the data are concluded to favor CCA-driven self-regulated feeding over local spherical capture for BH masses 10^7-10^10 M_⊙.

Significance. If the measured relation accurately encodes instantaneous accretion physics, the result supplies an empirical discriminator between feeding models across a wide mass range, with direct implications for models of black hole growth and galaxy co-evolution. The large sample size and uniform selection provide statistical leverage, and the explicit comparison to halo-thermodynamic predictions from CCA offers a falsifiable link between observed scalings and theoretical expectations.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The central claim that the data favor CCA over Bondi rests on the observed slope (0.91) and 2-dex normalization offset. The text flags that Hα enhancement in JWST objects can lead to overestimates of AGN luminosities and black hole masses; a quantitative assessment of how a ~0.2 shift in slope or >0.5 dex shift in normalization would affect the model discrimination is required, as this directly impacts whether the mismatch with Bondi remains decisive.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract (sample construction): Virial BH mass estimates from broad lines and bolometric corrections (including hard X-ray) are assumed to trace instantaneous accretion rates without major contamination from star formation or selection effects. Given the noted X-ray weakness and Hα enhancement at z>3.5, the manuscript should demonstrate that these systematics do not flatten or steepen the relation enough to erase the distinction from Bondi predictions.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: Clarify whether the 49 JWST AGN are folded into the reported slope fits or treated only as a separate discussion; the current wording leaves ambiguous how they influence the overall SDSS-eROSITA relation.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive report and the recommendation of major revision. We address the two major comments below, agreeing that additional quantitative robustness checks are warranted to strengthen the model discrimination claims.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The central claim that the data favor CCA over Bondi rests on the observed slope (0.91) and 2-dex normalization offset. The text flags that Hα enhancement in JWST objects can lead to overestimates of AGN luminosities and black hole masses; a quantitative assessment of how a ~0.2 shift in slope or >0.5 dex shift in normalization would affect the model discrimination is required, as this directly impacts whether the mismatch with Bondi remains decisive.

    Authors: We agree that a quantitative sensitivity analysis is needed to confirm the robustness of the CCA vs. Bondi distinction. In the revised manuscript we will add a dedicated subsection (and associated figure) performing Monte Carlo perturbations: we will shift the JWST subsample luminosities and masses by up to 0.5 dex and the overall slope by ±0.2, then re-fit the relations and re-compare to the Bondi and CCA model tracks. Preliminary internal checks indicate the ~2 dex normalization offset and near-linear slope remain inconsistent with Bondi even after these shifts, but the explicit test will be included. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract (sample construction): Virial BH mass estimates from broad lines and bolometric corrections (including hard X-ray) are assumed to trace instantaneous accretion rates without major contamination from star formation or selection effects. Given the noted X-ray weakness and Hα enhancement at z>3.5, the manuscript should demonstrate that these systematics do not flatten or steepen the relation enough to erase the distinction from Bondi predictions.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the current text notes the potential biases but does not quantify their effect on the slope and offset relative to the accretion models. In revision we will add an appendix with two tests: (1) a jackknife analysis excluding the 49 JWST objects entirely, and (2) a perturbed-sample analysis in which we apply plausible Hα contamination fractions (10-30%) and X-ray weakness corrections drawn from the literature. These will show whether the observed slope remains inconsistent with Bondi predictions. We note that the primary SDSS-eROSITA sample (1729 objects) already drives the reported slope and offset; the JWST objects mainly extend the high-mass end. revision: yes

Circularity Check

0 steps flagged

Minor self-citation for CCA framework but central derivation uses independent new data and standard Bondi comparison

full rationale

The paper measures a new L_bol-M_BH relation (slope 0.91) from a fresh SDSS-eROSITA + JWST sample of 1729+ quasars and compares it to two external feeding models. Bondi is the classical spherical capture formula; CCA is a multiphase condensation model whose near-linear slope is stated to follow from halo thermodynamics. While CCA is associated with co-author Gaspari, the load-bearing step is the direct mismatch (2 dex underprediction by Bondi) and match to the thermodynamic expectation, which does not reduce to a fitted parameter or self-defined input from the present dataset. No equation or prediction is shown to equal its own inputs by construction, and the observational relation itself is independently derived from virial masses and bolometric corrections. This yields only minor self-citation without circular reduction of the central claim.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

Central claim rests on accuracy of virial BH mass estimates and bolometric corrections, plus the assumption that CCA predictions are independent of this dataset; no new entities introduced.

free parameters (1)
  • L_bol-M_BH slope
    Fitted to SDSS-eROSITA sample; value 0.91 reported.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Virial black hole mass estimates from broad emission lines are unbiased
    Used to obtain M_BH for the scaling relations.
  • domain assumption Standard bolometric corrections convert observed fluxes to total accretion luminosity
    Required to derive L_bol for comparison to models.

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