X-ray to infrared continua of optically selected quasarsX-ray-to-IR continuum data for nine optically selected (PG) quasars show a form which can be simply described in terms of two components - a power law of slope about 1 joining smoothly the 1-10-micron IR with the 0.1-10-keV X-ray points and (superimposed on this) a 'big bump' of optical-UV emission. The 'big bump' can be interpreted as thermal emission from an accretion disk. In a unique case where this 'big bump' extends to soft X-rays, the accretion disk parameters can be constrained interestingly.
Document ID
19870043956
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Elvis, Martin (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)