Table 1.
Summary of the main properties of the five ṁ regimes sketched in Fig. 1 and described in Sects. 2.2–2.6.
| ṁ range | Accretion/ejection flow | Feedback | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| Very low ṁ ≈ 10−8 | Non-radiative hot accretion flow | Lkin | Quiescent/inactive, |
| (≪10−6) | relativistic polar jet | Sgr A* | |
| Low ṁ ≈ 10−4 | Outer cold disk at ∼1000 s Rg, inner hot flow | Lkin ≫ Lrad | LLAGN |
| (10−6 ≲ ṁ ≲ 10−3) | relativistic polar jet | M 81*, M 87 | |
| Moderate ṁ ≈ 10−2 | Outer cold disk at ∼10 s Rg, extended hot corona | Lkin ≪ Lrad | Seyfert/mini-BAL QSO |
| (10−3 ≲ ṁ ≲ 10−1) | weak/moderate LD wind depending on small/large MBH | NGC 5548/PG 1126−041 | |
| High ṁ ≳ 0.25 | Cold accretion disk down to ISCO, compact hot corona | Lkin < Lrad | NLS1/BAL QSO |
| (0.1 ≲ ṁ ≲ 1) | moderate/strong LD wind depending on small/large MBH | I Zw 1/PDS 456 | |
| Very high ṁ ≫ 1 | Outer thin disk, inner slim disk, very compact hot corona | Lkin ≲ Lrad | Super-Eddington |
| (1 ≲ ṁ ≲ 100) | strong outflows, both polar and equatorial | RX J0439.6−531 |
Notes. (1) Nomenclature for the Eddington ratio ranges used in this work, with an indicative order of magnitude, and an indicative range of values in parentheses. (2) Accretion and ejection flow main physical characteristics. (3) Type of energy feedback between the AGN and the environment: kin = kinetic, rad = radiative. (4) Classes of objects or individual examples of well-studied local AGN.
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