The Broad Line Region of Quasars

The last decade saw long-awaited improvements in our understanding of active galactic nuclei (AGN) spectralproperties. This contribution reviews some important observational results obtained from optical and UV data,as well as constraints on physical parameters that control the structure and dynamic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Paola Marziani, Jack W. Sulentic, Deborah Dultzin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57103225
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57103225
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
galaxies: active
quasars: general
Black hole physics
quasars: emission lines
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Sumario:The last decade saw long-awaited improvements in our understanding of active galactic nuclei (AGN) spectralproperties. This contribution reviews some important observational results obtained from optical and UV data,as well as constraints on physical parameters that control the structure and dynamics of the Broad Line Region.