RUI: The Origin of the Black Hole Mass Scaling Relations

该计划的目标是利用地面望远镜和哈勃空间望远镜的多波长成像和光谱学来测量本地和高红移（z~1-2）处的M-σ关系。 这个关系将星系中心黑洞的质量（M）与星系核球中恒星的速度色散（sigma）联系起来，并允许通过测定sigma来估计M，后者是一个相当容易测量的量。 该程序将确定两个量之间的比例因子。 这项工作的更广泛的影响包括培训本科生，并通过讲习班为当地高中教师提供天体物理学研究方面的外展，以供课堂使用。

The goal of this program is to use multiwavelength imaging and spectroscopy from ground-based telescopes and with Hubble Space Telescope to measure the M-sigma relation locally and at high redshift (z~1-2). This relation connects the mass (M) of the central black hole in galaxies to the velocity dispersion (sigma) of the stars in the galactic bulge, and allows an estimate of M from determination of sigma, the latter being a fairly easily measured quantity. This program will determine the scaling factor between the two quantities. Broader impacts of the work include training of undergraduate students, and outreach via workshops for local high school teachers in astrophysical research to be used in the classroom.