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Constraining the central engine of radio-loud AGNs
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New Astronomy Reviews . May2002, Vol. 46 Issue 2-7, p215. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- We present an X-ray spectral survey of radio-loud (RL) AGNs using ASCA and RXTE. The goal was to study the structure of their central engines and compare it to that of their radio-quiet (RQ) counterparts. We find systematic differences in the X-ray properties of the two AGN classes. Specifically, RL AGNs exhibit weaker Fe lines and reflection components than RQ AGNs, indicating smaller solid angles subtended by the re-processing medium to the X-ray source. The circumnuclear environs of RL and RQ AGNs also differ: large amounts of cold gas are detected in Broad Line Radio Galaxies and Quasars, contrary to what is found in Seyfert galaxies of similar X-ray luminosity. We also discuss ASCA observations of Weak Line Radio Galaxies, a distinct subset of radio galaxies which may harbor a low-luminosity AGN powered by an advection-dominated accretion flow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACTIVE galaxies
*QUASARS
*RADIO galaxies
*ASTROPHYSICS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13876473
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 2-7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Astronomy Reviews
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7780218
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-6473(01)00183-X