Unity among Black Holes: Observational Similarities between Galactic Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei

Wilms J (2008)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2008

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Publisher: SCIENCE PRESS

Book Volume: 8

Pages Range: 281-290

Abstract

A brief overview of recent observational work on the similarities of Galactic and supermassive black holes is given. It is shown that Galactic black holes and Active Galactic Nuclei both show relativistically broadened iron lines, follow the same relationship between their X-ray and their radio luminosity (L-radio alpha L-X(0.7)), and show similar X-ray variability. These observations indicate that the accretion flows around black holes scale over many orders of magnitude in mass and luminosity.

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APA:

Wilms, J. (2008). Unity among Black Holes: Observational Similarities between Galactic Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei. (pp. 281-290). SCIENCE PRESS.

MLA:

Wilms, Jörn. "Unity among Black Holes: Observational Similarities between Galactic Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei." SCIENCE PRESS, 2008. 281-290.

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