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Probing the Physics of Active Galactic NucleiAs a result of a number of large multiwavelength monitoring campaigns that have taken place since the late 1980s, there are now several very large data sets on bright variable active galactic nuclei (AGNs) that are well-sampled in time and can be used to probe the physics of the AGN continuum source and the broad-line emitting region. Most of these data sets have been underutilized, as the emphasis thus far has been primarily on reverberation-mapping issues alone. Broader attempts at analysis have been made on some of the earlier IUE data sets (e.g., data from the 1989 campaign on NGC5 548) , but much of this analysis needs to be revisited now that improved versions of the data are now available from final archive processing. We propose to use the multiwavelength monitoring data that have been accumulated to undertake more thorough investigations of the AGN continuum and broad emission lines, including a more detailed study of line-profile variability, making use of constraints imposed by the reverberation results.
Document ID
20040055397
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Contractor or Grantee Report
Authors
Peterson, Bradley M.
(Ohio State Univ. Columbus, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
April 19, 2004
Subject Category
Astronomy
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-8397
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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