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Photoionization Modelling as a Density Diagnostic of Line Emitting/Absorbing Regions in Active Galactic Nuclei

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Authors:
  1. Tek Prasad Adhikari

    1. Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center Polish Academy of Sciences(NCAC PAS), Warsaw, Poland

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
  • Provides a general overview of the latest research on Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)
  • Includes a detailed description of photoionization simulations
  • Presents step-by-step demonstrations of using physical models to explain the observational results

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Tek Prasad Adhikari
    Pages 1-13

  3. Photoionization Simulations of AGN Environment

    • Tek Prasad Adhikari
    Pages 15-33

  4. The Role of Gas Density

    • Tek Prasad Adhikari
    Pages 35-53

  5. Absorption Measure Distribution (AMD) in AGNs

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    Pages 55-81

  6. Intermediate Line Region in AGNs

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    Pages 83-121

  7. Summary and Future Studies

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    Pages 123-126
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About this book

This book presents timely work on the nature of the physical processes underpinning two of the basic characteristics of the gas structure in the innermost region of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN): ionized outflows and emission line regions. In addition, it describes physics-based methods for estimating the density of the astrophysical plasma surrounding AGN. All numerical computations of the photoionized gas employ the most advanced codes available (CLOUDY and TITAN). Calculations of the radiative transfer are based on the assumption of thermal and ionization equilibrium. Promising preliminary examples of comparison with current observations are included for several individual AGN. All of them suggest that the absorbing/emitting gas should have a density on the order of 1012 cm-3. Future observations will provide more objects to verify these results, and will allow us to put constraints on the launch radius of ionized outflows and therefore on the mass loading and kinetic energy outflow rates. These rates, in turn, are crucial to estimating whether the outflows have a significant feedback impact on star formation and metal enrichment in the interstellar medium of the host galaxy. In closing, the book discusses a representative example of applying powerful photoionization techniques to explain the complex physics of the AGN environment.   

 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center Polish Academy of Sciences(NCAC PAS), Warsaw, Poland

    Tek Prasad Adhikari

About the author

Dr Tek P Adhikari completed his MSc (Theoretical Physics) at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011. In 2018, he completed his PhD degree in Astronomy at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (NCAC PAS) in Warsaw, Poland. Dr Adhikari’s doctoral dissertation was recognized with Distinction by the Scientific Council of the NCAC PAS for its outstanding contribution to the study of the AGN environment. In 2016, he received a Young Scientist Award from NCAC PAS for the best research paper by a Ph.D. student. He has delivered scientific talks at many international conferences and has co-authored more than 15 research publications in prestigious international journals. 

 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photoionization Modelling as a Density Diagnostic of Line Emitting/Absorbing Regions in Active Galactic Nuclei

  • Authors: Tek Prasad Adhikari

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22737-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22736-4Published: 15 July 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22739-5Published: 14 August 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22737-1Published: 29 June 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 126

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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