Binary black holes and tori in AGN: II. Can stellar winds constitute a dusty torus?

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 91-108

  Zier, C ^a   Biermann, P L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: jets; Galaxies: nuclei; Stellar dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GALAXIES; LUMINESCENCE; RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BLACK HOLES;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0036900541     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021339     Document Type: Article

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