Talk Title: The importance of outflows for black hole growth
Abstract: I will present new constraints on the contribution from jets to the overall radiative output of accreting black holes. Using these limits and the relation between black hole mass, accretion rate, and radio luminosity, one can estimate the mechanical energy input into the interstellar and intergalactic medium by jets, which, in turn, acts as a limit on the accretion rate and thus on black hole growth. Understanding this interaction quantitatively is key to understanding the accretion history of supermassive black holes, and the mechanical power input is the most critical, still missing bit of information.
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