Measuring supermassive black holes with gas kinematics: The active so galaxy NGC 3998

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 460, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 439-448

  De Francesco, G ^a   Capetti, A ^a   Marconi, A ^b  

^a OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: bulges; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: nuclei

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; GALAXIES; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES; LIGHT EMISSION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BLACK HOLES; BULGE EFFECTIVE RADIUS; NUCLEUS; SURFACE BRIGHTNESS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 33845452431     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065826     Document Type: Article

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