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Spatially resolved rotation of the broad-line region of a quasar at sub-parsec scale

Spatially resolved rotation of the broad-line region of a quasar at sub-parsec scale

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Spatially resolved rotation of the broad-line region of a quasar at sub-parsec scale

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Spatially resolved rotation of the broad-line region of a quasar at sub-parsec scale

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2018-11, Vol.563 (7733), p.657-660

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

The broadening of atomic emission lines by high-velocity motion of gas near accreting supermassive black holes is an observational hallmark of quasars
1
. Observations of broad emission lines could potentially constrain the mechanism for transporting gas inwards through accretion disks or outwards through winds
2
. The size of regions f...

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Spatially resolved rotation of the broad-line region of a quasar at sub-parsec scale

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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_01953271v1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_01953271v1

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/s41586-018-0731-9

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