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X-ray emission from active galactic nuclei
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mushotzky, R. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | It is often held that the X-ray emission from active galactic nuclei (AGN) arises from a region close to the central energy source. Thus X-ray observations may provide the best constraints on the central engine. In particular, the shape of the X-ray continuum gives information about the mechanism for photon generation, X-ray time variability data can constrain the size and mass of the continuum source, and X-ray occultation data give constraints on the relative sizes of the continuum source and the intervening absorbing material (often assumed to be the broad line clouds). In addition, since a fair fraction of the total energy of an AGN is emitted at X-ray wavelengths, direct measurement of the amount and spectral form of this radiation is important for modeling of the optically emitting clouds. |
| File Size | 586721 |
| Page Count | 24 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850012778 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7xm3673h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Seyfert Galaxies Active Galactic Nuclei Photoionization Bremsstrahlung Energy Spectra Heao 1 Bl Lacertae Objects Luminosity X Ray Spectra Energy Absorption Thermal Energy Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
