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2.9. Microlens mapping of disks in active galactic nuclei

Authors :
Jun Fukue
M. Umemura
S. Mineshige
Edwin L. Turner
A. Yonehara
Source :
Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 184:75-76
Publication Year :
1998
Publisher :
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1998.

Abstract

Generally, it is believed that there is a supermassive black hole and a surrounding accretion disk in a central region of active galactic nuclei (AGN). However, it is quite difficult to obtain direct information about the center of AGN, because the accretion disk size is far too small to resolve.

Details

ISSN :
00741809
Volume :
184
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
Accession number :
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