New X-ray map reveals the growing supermassive black holes in next-generation survey fields
The XMM-SERVS survey provides medium-deep X-ray coverage for three widely separated sky fields that have previously been studied at multiple wavelengths.
- The XMM-SERVS survey provides medium-deep X-ray coverage for three widely separated sky fields that have previously been studied at multiple wavelengths.
- "Supermassive black holes are considered to have played a key role in how galaxies evolved because of the vast energy black holes release via accretion," said Chen.
- "But how exactly did galaxies and their supermassive black holes interact with each other remains an open question."
- Our new large sample of growing supermassive black holes will allow us to look at many more galaxy parameters together."