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Accretion disks, precessing jets and the asymmetric emission lines of QSOsThe broad line profiles of active galaxies are consistent with emission from the surface of an accretion disk ionized by an ultraviolet continuum emitted from a linear or point source of continuum above the disk. If the point source is offset from the axis of the disk, then the line peak is shifted from zero velocity in a way that resembles observed cases. This misalignment could result from the Lense-Thirring precession of a rotating black hole.
Document ID
19840019545
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Shields, G. A. (Texas Univ. Austin, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-173632
NAS 1.26:173632
Accession Number
84N27613
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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