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Composite Spectra of Some Active Galactic Nuclei

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

Sachiko Tsuruta
Sachiko Tsuruta*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA

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Recent years have seen some progress in the studies of the central engine of active galactic nuclei (AGN). On the observational side, past space missions such as HEAO-A, Einstein and EXOSAT have brought some considerable progress in the observations of X-ray spectra and time variabilities of AGN. More significant progress is expected in the immediate future due to the current and future space missions such as IUE, GINGA, the Hubble Space Telescope, ASTRO-D, ROSAT, and AXAF. Therefore, it would be important to continue parallel theoretical studies. In this report composite models are presented which naturally explain the observed continuum radiation from seyferts and radio-quiet quasars. Our aim is to explore the central engine of AGN. This class of AGN is selected because it is generally considered to give the most direct information on the central power-house.

Type
Part 3: X-rays and the Central Source
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 134: Active Galactic Nuclei , 1989 , pp. 189 - 190
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1989 

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