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The feedback from an active galactic nucleus (AGN) is frequently invoked as a mechanism through which gas can be heated or removed from a galaxy. However, gas fraction measurements in… Click to show full abstract
The feedback from an active galactic nucleus (AGN) is frequently invoked as a mechanism through which gas can be heated or removed from a galaxy. However, gas fraction measurements in AGN hosts have yielded mixed support for this scenario. Here, we re-visit the assessment of fgas (=MHI/M*) in z 10.2 are HI rich by a factor of ~2. However, this gas fraction excess disappears when the control sample is additionally matched in star formation rate (SFR), indicating that these AGN hosts are actually HI normal. At lower stellar mass, the stacking analysis reveals that AGN hosts are HI poor at fixed stellar mass. In the lowest M* regime probed by our sample, 9
Journal Title: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year Published: 2018
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