Black hole mass estimation using a relation between the BLR size and emission line luminosity of AGN

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 424, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 793-798

  Wu, X B ^a   Wang, R ^a   Kong, M Z ^a   Liu, F K ^a   Han, J L ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: nuclei; Quasars: emission lines; Quasars: general

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DISPERSIONS; LUMINOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOIONIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY; X RAYS;

BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; BLACK HOLES; GALAXIES: ACTIVE; QUASARS:GENERAL;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 4644289769     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035845     Document Type: Article

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