On Matter Confined by Radiation Pressure

Seminar
QUEST Center event
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Speaker
Ari Laor, Technion
Date
04/11/2019 - 12:30Add to Calendar 2019-11-04 12:30:00 2019-11-04 12:30:00 On Matter Confined by Radiation Pressure Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) can produce steady state luminosity which far exceeds the luminosity ofa whole galaxy. Observations indicate dilute gas which is present close to the massive black hole which resides at the centre of AGN. The energy transmitted from the radiation to the gas is well studied, but the momentum transfer did not receive much attention. I will describe the universal structure induced by the incident radiation pressure, and how it can naturally explain a host of emission and absorption properties of the ambient gas. Possible relevance to other systems will be briefly mentioned. Physics Auditorium, Room 301, Building 202 Department of Physics physics.dept@mail.biu.ac.il Asia/Jerusalem public
Place
Physics Auditorium, Room 301, Building 202
Abstract

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) can produce steady state luminosity which far exceeds the luminosity ofa whole galaxy. Observations indicate dilute gas which is present close to the massive black hole which resides at the centre of AGN. The energy transmitted from the radiation to the gas is well studied, but the momentum transfer did not receive much attention. I will describe the universal structure induced by the incident radiation pressure, and how it can naturally explain a host of emission and absorption properties of the ambient gas. Possible relevance to other systems will be briefly mentioned.

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