AGN Obscuration and the Unified Model
Unification Models of Active Galactic Nuclei postulate that all the observed differences between type 1 and type 2 objects are due to orientation effects with respect to the line of sight to the observer. The key ingredient of these models is the obscuring medium, historically envisaged as a toroida...
Auteurs principaux: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Langue: | English |
Publié: |
Wiley
2012-01-01
|
Collection: | Advances in Astronomy |
Accès en ligne: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/782030 |