DECIPHERING THE ARRANGEMENT OF DUST IN THE CLUMPY TORI OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI
In the framework of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), a galaxy’s supermassive black hole is surrounded by a dusty torus whose clumpy configuration allows for either direct or obscured views toward the central engine. Viewing AGNs from different angles gives rise to a variety of AGN classifications; for...
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UKnowledge
2012
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Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/4 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=physastron_etds |