Does the iron Kα line of active galactic nuclei arise from the Cerenkov line-like radiation?

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 599, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 164-172

  You, J H ^a   Liu, D B ^a   Chen, W P ^b   Chen, L ^a   Zhang, S N ^c,d,e  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^e Natl Sp Sci and Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: active; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal; X rays: galaxies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346432223     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379189     Document Type: Article

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