Quasars Flashcards
(55 cards)
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Quasar Luminosity Range
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Eddington Luminosity Limit
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Accretion Disk Luminosity
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Photon Flux
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Rate of scattering of photons by electrons
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Eddington Mass
- with number
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Luminosity Eddington Ratio
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Eddington Accretion Ratio
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Virial Theorem
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J
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Timescales of stars
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Reverberation Mapping
Full Time Scale
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Locus of points with same time delay
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Reverberation Mapping
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Emissivity
In an emission line with frequency…
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Reminder:
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Low Density Regime
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High Density Regime
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Thermal Doppler width of lines in plasma
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Filling Factor
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Line Luminosity
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Equivalent Width
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Reminder
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In terms Equivalent Width (EW)
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Reminder
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Electrons freed in photonionization have energy…
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Ionization Parameter
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Covering Factor, f, (assuming spherical cloud)
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Reminder:
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Synchrotron Frequency
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Gyro Frequency
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Radiative Power
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Magnetic Field Energy
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Fractional Polarisation for Radiation
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B-B Spectrum Form
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Energy Loss Rate
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Power law photon index
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Accretion disc
Gravitational potential energy loss rate
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Accretion disc
Local black-body temp.
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BH Growth Rate
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Roche Limit, tidal force from BH overcome gravity in stars
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Reverberation Mapping
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What makes an appropriate source for Reverberation Mapping?
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Reminder for Lya centre line in:
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Reminder for FWHM in:
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Radius, R, in terms of c and tau
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