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Velocity Diagnostics of the Broad Emission-Line Region of Active Galactic Nuclei

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Brian Espey
Brian Espey*
Affiliation:
Center for Astrophysical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Abstract

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We present a brief review of emission-line velocity differences, and describe an ongoing project to determine the driving mechanisms responsible. We conclude with a brief outline of the use of velocity differences as probes of the conditions in the nuclear region of AGNs.

Type
III. Broad-Line Profiles and Variability
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 159: Emission Lines in Active Galaxies: New Methods and Techniques , 1997 , pp. 175 - 178
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1997

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