Nature, ISSN 0028-0836, 12/2016, Volume 540, Issue 7631, pp. 48 - 49
These growing black holes, or active galactic nuclei (AGNs), release large amounts of energy from the accretion process, making them visible across the...
Black holes | Spectrum analysis | Light | Astronomy
Black holes | Spectrum analysis | Light | Astronomy
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Nature, ISSN 0028-0836, 12/2016, Volume 540, Issue 7631, pp. 48 - 49
In the 1980s, the gas surrounding a black hole in a nearby galaxy began to emit much more radiation than before. This change has unexpectedly reversed in the...
LOOK QUASARS | VARIABILITY | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | REFERENCE SURVEY CARS | SHADOWS | SEARCH | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | SDSS | SEYFERT 1 | Observations | Black holes (Astronomy)
LOOK QUASARS | VARIABILITY | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | REFERENCE SURVEY CARS | SHADOWS | SEARCH | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | SDSS | SEYFERT 1 | Observations | Black holes (Astronomy)
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, ISSN 0004-6361, 2018, Volume 613, p. A51
We present the data release 14 Quasar catalog (DR14Q) from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV...
Surveys | Catalogs | Quasars: general | CALIBRATION | quasars: general | TELESCOPE | BROAD ABSORPTION-LINE | surveys | DISCOVERY | EVOLUTION | EXTREMELY RED QUASARS | catalogs | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | SDSS | GALAXIES | SELECTION | Quasars | Red shift | Inspection | Sky surveys (astronomy) | Spectra | Contamination | Emissions | Near infrared radiation | Radio emission | Absorption | Spectral resolution | Cosmology | Photometry
Surveys | Catalogs | Quasars: general | CALIBRATION | quasars: general | TELESCOPE | BROAD ABSORPTION-LINE | surveys | DISCOVERY | EVOLUTION | EXTREMELY RED QUASARS | catalogs | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | SDSS | GALAXIES | SELECTION | Quasars | Red shift | Inspection | Sky surveys (astronomy) | Spectra | Contamination | Emissions | Near infrared radiation | Radio emission | Absorption | Spectral resolution | Cosmology | Photometry
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The Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 1538-4357, 04/2017, Volume 840, Issue 1, p. 11
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The Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 1538-4357, 09/2017, Volume 847, Issue 2, p. 116
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 05/2017, Volume 840, Issue 1
Mrk 1018 is a "changing-look" active galactic nucleus (AGN) whose optical spectrum transitioned from a Type 1.9 to a Type 1 between 1979 and 1984, and then...
X-rays: individual (Mrk 1018) | galaxies: Seyfert | REFERENCE SURVEY CARS | TYPE-2 SEYFERT-GALAXIES | EMISSION-LINE | ASCA OBSERVATIONS | VARIABILITY | REFLECTION | QUASARS | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | SPECTRUM
X-rays: individual (Mrk 1018) | galaxies: Seyfert | REFERENCE SURVEY CARS | TYPE-2 SEYFERT-GALAXIES | EMISSION-LINE | ASCA OBSERVATIONS | VARIABILITY | REFLECTION | QUASARS | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | SPECTRUM
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 02/2015, Volume 800, Issue 2
SDSS J015957.64+003310.5 is an X-ray selected, z = 0.31 active galactic nucleus (AGN) from the Stripe 82X survey that transitioned from a Type 1 quasar to a...
quasars: individual (SDSS J015957.64+003310.5) | quasars: emission lines | quasars: general | quasars: supermassive black holes | accretion, accretion disks | line: profiles | NARROW-LINE REGION | HOST-GALAXY STARLIGHT | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | BLACK-HOLE MASSES | VELOCITY-DELAY MAPS | REVERBERATION MEASUREMENTS | RADIUS-LUMINOSITY RELATIONSHIP | accretion | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | STELLAR OBJECTS | DATA RELEASE | accretion disks
quasars: individual (SDSS J015957.64+003310.5) | quasars: emission lines | quasars: general | quasars: supermassive black holes | accretion, accretion disks | line: profiles | NARROW-LINE REGION | HOST-GALAXY STARLIGHT | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | BLACK-HOLE MASSES | VELOCITY-DELAY MAPS | REVERBERATION MEASUREMENTS | RADIUS-LUMINOSITY RELATIONSHIP | accretion | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | STELLAR OBJECTS | DATA RELEASE | accretion disks
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 10/2017, Volume 847, Issue 2
We obtained XMM-Newton observations of two highly luminous dust-reddened quasars, F2M1113+1244 and F2M1656+3821, that appear to be in the early, transitional...
X-rays: individual (F2M1113+1244, F2M1656+3821) | infrared: galaxies | galaxies: active | quasars: individual (F2M1113+1244, F2M1656+3821) | PHOTON IMAGING CAMERA | REDDENED QUASARS | RADIO PROPERTIES | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | BLACK-HOLE MASS | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 1ST SURVEY | RATE INDICATOR | BULGE MASS | X-RAY-SPECTRUM
X-rays: individual (F2M1113+1244, F2M1656+3821) | infrared: galaxies | galaxies: active | quasars: individual (F2M1113+1244, F2M1656+3821) | PHOTON IMAGING CAMERA | REDDENED QUASARS | RADIO PROPERTIES | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | BLACK-HOLE MASS | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 1ST SURVEY | RATE INDICATOR | BULGE MASS | X-RAY-SPECTRUM
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 03/2016, Volume 820, Issue 1, pp. 70 - 70
Some reddened quasars appear to be transitional objects in the paradigm of merger-induced black hole growth/galaxy evolution, where a heavily obscured nucleus...
infrared: galaxies | galaxies: active | Xrays: individual (F2M 0830+3759, F2M 1227+3214) | quasars: individual (F2M 0380+3759, F2M 1227+3214) | WIDE-FIELD SURVEY | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | REDDENED QUASARS | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | COSMOS FIELD | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | X-rays: individual (F2M 0830+3759, F2M 1227+3214) | XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS | RAY SPECTRAL MODEL | Quasars | Active galactic nuclei | Dust | X rays | Cosmic dust | Luminosity | Mathematical models | XMM (spacecraft)
infrared: galaxies | galaxies: active | Xrays: individual (F2M 0830+3759, F2M 1227+3214) | quasars: individual (F2M 0380+3759, F2M 1227+3214) | WIDE-FIELD SURVEY | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | REDDENED QUASARS | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | COSMOS FIELD | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | X-RAY | X-rays: individual (F2M 0830+3759, F2M 1227+3214) | XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS | RAY SPECTRAL MODEL | Quasars | Active galactic nuclei | Dust | X rays | Cosmic dust | Luminosity | Mathematical models | XMM (spacecraft)
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Now you see it, now you don't: the disappearing central engine of the quasar J1011+5442
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, ISSN 0035-8711, 01/2016, Volume 455, Issue 2, pp. 1691 - 1701
We report the discovery of a new 'changing-look' quasar, SDSS J101152.98+544206.4, through repeat spectroscopy from the Time Domain Spectroscopic Survey. This...
quasars: general | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | HOST GALAXIES | BLACK-HOLE MASSES | LIGHT CURVES | accretion, accretion discs | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENTS | galaxies: active | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | BROAD-LINE EMISSION | DATA RELEASE | SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY
quasars: general | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | HOST GALAXIES | BLACK-HOLE MASSES | LIGHT CURVES | accretion, accretion discs | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENTS | galaxies: active | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | BROAD-LINE EMISSION | DATA RELEASE | SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, ISSN 0035-8711, 2011, Volume 410, Issue 3, pp. 1593 - 1610
Optical nebular emission lines are commonly used to estimate the star formation rate of galaxies and the black hole accretion rate of their central active...
galaxies: ISM | dust, extinction | galaxies: star formation | Galaxies: star formation | Galaxies: ISM | Dust, extinction | STAR-FORMING GALAXIES | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES | extinction | STARBURST GALAXIES | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | OBSERVATIONAL CONSTRAINTS | ULTRAVIOLET EXTINCTION | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | dust | STELLAR POPULATION SYNTHESIS | FORMATION HISTORIES | Galaxies | Astronomy | Silicates | Nebulae | Star & galaxy formation | Stars & galaxies | Emissions
galaxies: ISM | dust, extinction | galaxies: star formation | Galaxies: star formation | Galaxies: ISM | Dust, extinction | STAR-FORMING GALAXIES | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES | extinction | STARBURST GALAXIES | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | OBSERVATIONAL CONSTRAINTS | ULTRAVIOLET EXTINCTION | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | dust | STELLAR POPULATION SYNTHESIS | FORMATION HISTORIES | Galaxies | Astronomy | Silicates | Nebulae | Star & galaxy formation | Stars & galaxies | Emissions
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 10/2012, Volume 758, Issue 1, pp. 1 - 27
We study a combined sample of 264 star-forming, 51 composite, and 73 active galaxies using optical spectra from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and...
STATISTICAL-METHODS | galaxies: Seyfert | infrared: galaxies | VELOCITY DISPERSION | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS | galaxies: star formation | ASTRONOMICAL DATA | FORMING GALAXIES | galaxies: active | techniques: spectroscopic | BLACK-HOLE MASS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | STARBURST-AGN CONNECTION | ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES | Active galactic nuclei | Polyallylamine hydrochloride | Star formation | Galaxies | Sky surveys (astronomy) | Spectra | Diagnostic systems | Fluxes | LUMINOSITY | NEON IONS | DUSTS | INTERMEDIATE INFRARED RADIATION | PHOTON EMISSION | ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY | ASTRONOMY | STAR EVOLUTION | ASTROPHYSICS | INFRARED SPECTRA | STARS | SEYFERT GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS | UNIVERSE | VISIBLE SPECTRA | GALAXY NUCLEI
STATISTICAL-METHODS | galaxies: Seyfert | infrared: galaxies | VELOCITY DISPERSION | SEYFERT-GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS | galaxies: star formation | ASTRONOMICAL DATA | FORMING GALAXIES | galaxies: active | techniques: spectroscopic | BLACK-HOLE MASS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | STARBURST-AGN CONNECTION | ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES | Active galactic nuclei | Polyallylamine hydrochloride | Star formation | Galaxies | Sky surveys (astronomy) | Spectra | Diagnostic systems | Fluxes | LUMINOSITY | NEON IONS | DUSTS | INTERMEDIATE INFRARED RADIATION | PHOTON EMISSION | ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY | ASTRONOMY | STAR EVOLUTION | ASTROPHYSICS | INFRARED SPECTRA | STARS | SEYFERT GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS | UNIVERSE | VISIBLE SPECTRA | GALAXY NUCLEI
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 05/2019, Volume 876, Issue 1, p. 50
We report the results of a Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV eBOSS program to target X-ray sources and mid-infraredselected Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer...
surveys | galaxies: active | catalogs | WIDE-FIELD SURVEY | IDENTIFICATION | SAMPLE | COSMOS FIELD | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | GALAXIES | EMISSION | MULTIWAVELENGTH PROPERTIES | MIDINFRARED PROPERTIES | XMM-NEWTON
surveys | galaxies: active | catalogs | WIDE-FIELD SURVEY | IDENTIFICATION | SAMPLE | COSMOS FIELD | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | GALAXIES | EMISSION | MULTIWAVELENGTH PROPERTIES | MIDINFRARED PROPERTIES | XMM-NEWTON
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The Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 03/2011, Volume 729, Issue 1, p. 52
We have analyzed archival Chandra and XMM-Newton data for two nearly complete homogeneously selected samples of type 2 Seyfert galaxies (Sy2s). These samples...
galaxies | galaxies X-rays | Seyfert infrared | active galaxies | STATISTICAL-METHODS | galaxies: Seyfert | infrared: galaxies | X-rays: galaxies | COMPTON-THICK | EMISSION-LINE | LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS | galaxies: active | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | BLACK-HOLE MASS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | HARD X-RAY | XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS | ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES | CHANDRA OBSERVATIONS | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
galaxies | galaxies X-rays | Seyfert infrared | active galaxies | STATISTICAL-METHODS | galaxies: Seyfert | infrared: galaxies | X-rays: galaxies | COMPTON-THICK | EMISSION-LINE | LUMINOSITY FUNCTIONS | galaxies: active | DIGITAL SKY SURVEY | BLACK-HOLE MASS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | HARD X-RAY | XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS | ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED GALAXIES | CHANDRA OBSERVATIONS | Physics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 08/2015, Volume 808, Issue 2, pp. 1 - 20
To provide the census of the sources contributing to the X-ray background peak above 10 keV, Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is performing...
galaxies: nuclei | X-rays: general | HELLAS2XMM SURVEY | SWIFT-BAT SURVEY | MEDIUM-SENSITIVITY SURVEY | ALL-SKY SURVEY | POINT-SOURCE CATALOG | X-RAY LUMINOSITY | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | CHANDRA DEEP SURVEY | XMM-NEWTON | COMPTON-THICK AGN | Bands | X-rays | X-ray sources | Luminosity | XMM (spacecraft) | Hardness | Cosmos | Density | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
galaxies: nuclei | X-rays: general | HELLAS2XMM SURVEY | SWIFT-BAT SURVEY | MEDIUM-SENSITIVITY SURVEY | ALL-SKY SURVEY | POINT-SOURCE CATALOG | X-RAY LUMINOSITY | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | CHANDRA DEEP SURVEY | XMM-NEWTON | COMPTON-THICK AGN | Bands | X-rays | X-ray sources | Luminosity | XMM (spacecraft) | Hardness | Cosmos | Density | Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
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Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 2041-8205, 03/2013, Volume 765, Issue 2, pp. 1 - 6
Using the spectra of a sample of ~28,000 nearby obscured active galaxies from Data Release 7 of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), we probe the connection...
galaxies: active | galaxies: Seyfert | galaxies: star formation | Active galaxies | Active galactic nuclei | Red shift | Star formation | Apertures | Luminosity | Sky surveys (astronomy) | Accretion disks | Joints | LUMINOSITY | RED SHIFT | APERTURES | CATALOGS | COVERINGS | SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION | BLACK HOLES | ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY | ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSFER | AVAILABILITY | STARS | SEYFERT GALAXIES | SPECTRA | EFFICIENCY
galaxies: active | galaxies: Seyfert | galaxies: star formation | Active galaxies | Active galactic nuclei | Red shift | Star formation | Apertures | Luminosity | Sky surveys (astronomy) | Accretion disks | Joints | LUMINOSITY | RED SHIFT | APERTURES | CATALOGS | COVERINGS | SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION | BLACK HOLES | ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY | ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSFER | AVAILABILITY | STARS | SEYFERT GALAXIES | SPECTRA | EFFICIENCY
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TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING of CHANGING-LOOK QUASARS: AN ARCHIVAL SPECTROSCOPIC SEARCH in SDSS
Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 08/2016, Volume 826, Issue 2, p. 188
The uncertain origin of the recently discovered "changing-look" quasar phenomenon-in which a luminous quasar dims significantly to a quiescent state in repeat...
galaxies: active | quasars: emission lines | quasars: general | SPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION | HOST GALAXIES | HANNYS VOORWERP | ACCRETION DISKS | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES | TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENT | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | OPTICAL-SPECTRA | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | DIGITAL-SKY-SURVEY | EMISSION-LINE PROPERTIES
galaxies: active | quasars: emission lines | quasars: general | SPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION | HOST GALAXIES | HANNYS VOORWERP | ACCRETION DISKS | SUPERMASSIVE BLACK-HOLES | TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENT | ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI | OPTICAL-SPECTRA | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | DIGITAL-SKY-SURVEY | EMISSION-LINE PROPERTIES
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Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 02/2016, Volume 817, Issue 2
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Indicators of Intrinsic Active Galactic Nucleus Luminosity: A Multi-wavelength Approach
The Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, 09/2010, Volume 720, Issue 1, pp. 786 - 810
Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) consist of an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole which in turn is surrounded by an obscuring torus of dust and gas....
Galaxies: Seyfert | Infrared: galaxies | galaxies: Seyfert | infrared: galaxies | INFRARED-SELECTED SAMPLE | STAR-FORMING GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS | HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY | SEYFERT 2 GALAXIES | MU-M SAMPLE | SPECTRAL ENERGY-DISTRIBUTIONS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | HARD X-RAY | OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | LUMINOSITY | RED SHIFT | X RADIATION | HYDROCARBONS | HARD X RADIATION | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | ACCRETION DISKS | BLACK HOLES | IONIZING RADIATIONS | ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY | PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION | OPTICAL PROPERTIES | RADIATIONS | STARS | AROMATICS | SEYFERT GALAXIES | GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS | GALAXY NUCLEI
Galaxies: Seyfert | Infrared: galaxies | galaxies: Seyfert | infrared: galaxies | INFRARED-SELECTED SAMPLE | STAR-FORMING GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS | HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY | SEYFERT 2 GALAXIES | MU-M SAMPLE | SPECTRAL ENERGY-DISTRIBUTIONS | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | HARD X-RAY | OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY | SPITZER-SPACE-TELESCOPE | LUMINOSITY | RED SHIFT | X RADIATION | HYDROCARBONS | HARD X RADIATION | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | ACCRETION DISKS | BLACK HOLES | IONIZING RADIATIONS | ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY | PHYSICAL PROPERTIES | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION | OPTICAL PROPERTIES | RADIATIONS | STARS | AROMATICS | SEYFERT GALAXIES | GALAXIES | POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS | GALAXY NUCLEI
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