Eigenvector 1 Parameter Space: An H-R Diagram for the Quasars?

How does one go about finding an H-R Diagram for Quasars? Does it make any sense to search for one? We will review the evidence for phenomenological diversity among the broad-line emitting AGN that highlights the need for such a diagram. In other words, all quasars are not alike. We will then introduce a 4D parameter space that we call Eigenvector 1 which appears to provide optimal phenomenological discrimination between the major classes of AGN and that may also provide a framework for developing a unifying physical model.

 

Fecha: 
23/09/2003 - 14:00
Conferenciante: 
J.W. Sulentic
Filiación: 
Physics and Astronomy, Univ. of Alabama, USA


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