AbstractEnergetic outflows appear to occur in conjunction with active mass accretion onto supermassive black holes. These outflows are most readily observed in the ∼10% of quasars with broad absorption lines, where the observer’s line of sight passes through the wind. Until fairly recently, the paucity of X-ray data from these objects was notable, but now sensitive hard-band missions such as Chandra and XMM-Newton are routinely detecting broad absorption line quasars. The X-ray regime offers qualitatively new information for the understanding of these objects, and these new results must be taken into account in theoretical modeling of quasar winds.


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    Title :

    Probing broad absorption line quasar outflows: X-ray insights


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    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 34 , 12 ; 2594-2598


    Publication date :

    2003-02-17


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





    Probing Broad Absorption Line Quasar Outflows: X-Ray Insights

    Gallagher, S. C. / Brandt, W. N. / Chartas, G. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004