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Originally Posted by rtomes
I am trying to find the latest and most accurate data on galactic core black hole measured masses. The best collection of data that I have on black holes is at http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/rela.../bhctable.html but it is dated at 2004, so I suspect there will be additional data available, and possibly some improvements in accuracy. |
There are several methods used to estimate black hole masses (reverberation mapping, emission-line width, Mb-sigma), some more indirect than others. When applied to the same galaxies, they don't always (or often) yield the same mass for the black hole.
There's been quite a bit of action in this area lately, as people have been trying to pin down the form of the Mb-sigma relationship, so you can find quite a bit of data published in tabular form in the recent literature. Go to ADS
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html
and use the "Abstract words" box to search for terms like
black hole supermassive galactic mass velocity dispersion
You should be able to find what you seek in a few hours.
Good luck!