Masses of quasars

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1982
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Abstract
Quasar masses are investigated assuming that accretion on to massive black holes is the ultimate source of energy produced by quasars. Lower limit for the total energy emitted and the mass accumulated in black holes in 1 Gpc3 is calculated using various data on quasar counts and bolometric luminosities. The energy produced is at least |$8.5\,\times\,{10}^{66}\,\text{erg}\,\text{Gpc}^{-3}$| This result is independent of the cosmological model. Assuming that quasars reside in nuclei of giant galaxies it is shown that minimum masses of dead quasars are of the order of |${10}^{8}\,{M}_{\odot}$|⁠, close to the observational threshold for ground-based telescopes.
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Authors A. Sołtan
Journal monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Year 1982
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10.1093/mnras/200.1.115
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https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-pdf/200/1/115/9402782/mnras200-0115.pdf
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