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December 10, 2021
10
Dec

Probing the Broad Line Region of Active Galactic Nuclei with SOFI at La Silla

Type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGN) show broad spectral lines, with characteristic velocities of several thousand kilometres per second. These are thought to come from a region (BLR – the broad-line region) of gas clouds close to the central black hole, but how these are distributed and orbit...
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Contributors

Michael Murphy is the Australian representative on the ESO Science Technical Committee. Contact: [email protected]

Sarah Sweet is the Australian representative on the ESO Users Committee. Contact: [email protected]

Stuart Ryder is a Program Manager with AAL. Contact: [email protected]

Guest posts are also welcome – please submit these to [email protected]