Consequences of Hot Gas in the Broad Line Region of Active Galactic NucleiNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1985 - Galactic nuclei - 35 pages |
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absorption lines Active Galactic Nuclei Ap.J approximately Basko broad emission line broad line clouds broad line region clouds and ICM cm² Compton depth Compton heated Compton optical depths Compton scattering Compton thick Comptonization and photoabsorption constant continuum source critical ionization parameters cross section effects of Compton energy band equation erg sec-1 Fe XXVI Figure filling factor function future X-ray spectroscopy gas flow gas pressure gas temperature hot gas ICM gas ICM mass ICM properties ion column densities Kallman Kwan and Krolik line and X-ray low energy McCray Mushotzky observable with future observed properties optically thick parameter space phase equilibrium models photoionization photon energies photon path length polarization and variability power law properties of Seyfert quasars range of ionization Seyfert 2's source luminosity spectral softness thermal equilibrium thermal instability thin value transmission coefficient turbulent or random velocity X-ray flux X-ray spectroscopy experiments Δε