Cascades of shocks in active galactic nuclei and their radiation

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 444, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 417-424

  Courvoisier, T J L ^a,b   Turler M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accretion, accretion disks; Galaxies: active; Quasars: general; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; Radiation mechanisms: thermal

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; HEAT RADIATION; X RAYS;

ACCRETION, ACCRETION DISKS; GALAXIES: ACTIVE; QUASARS: GENERAL; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NON-THERMAL; RADIATION MECHANISMS: THERMAL;

GALAXIES;

EID: 29144526086     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20040527     Document Type: Review

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