OBSCURATION IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

All classes of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are fundamentally powered by accretion of gas onto a supermassive black hole. The process converts the potential energy of the infalling matter to X-ray and ultraviolet (UV) radiation, releasing up to several 1012 solar luminosities. Observations show that...

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Main Author: Nikutta, Robert
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2012
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/8
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=physastron_etds