Astronomy

Inside an active galaxy

Open the viewing cone of a dusty torus. Compare an unobscured view of the central engine with a line of sight passing through the dust.

By Mykhailo Makarov

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The model and its limits

Geometric unification model with a prescribed dusty torus and Beer–Lambert attenuation. No radiative transfer equilibrium, accretion solution or observed AGN spectrum.

Equations used in the module

Equations
τ(i) = τ_eq exp[-(cos i/0.38)²]; T = e^(-τ)

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