Thunderclouds and accretion discs: A model for the spectral and temporal variability of Seyfert 1 galaxies

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 328, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 958-968

  Merloni, A ^a   Fabian, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accretion, accretion discs; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: Seyfert; Magnetic fields; Radiation mechanisms: thermal; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; MAGNETISM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TIME MEASUREMENT;

ACCRETION DISCS; ACCRETION: ACCRETION DISKS; GALAXIES ACTIVE; GALAXY:SEYFERT; MAGNETIC-FIELD; RADIATION MECHANISM: THERMAL; SEYFERTS; SPECTRA'S; SPECTRAL VARIABILITY; X-RAY GENERAL;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0000564471     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04925.x     Document Type: Article

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