Measuring the spin distribution of supermassive black holes is of
critical importance for understanding how these black holes and
their host galaxies form and evolve over time, yet this type of
study is only in its infancy. This brief describes how astronomers
measure spin in supermassive black holes using X-ray spectroscopy.
It also reviews the constraints that have been placed on the spin
distribution in local, bright active galaxies over the past six
years, and the cosmological implications of these constraints.
Finally, it summarizes the open questions that remain in this
exciting new field of research and points toward future discoveries
soon to be made by the next generation of space-based
observatories.
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