Open AccessCorrelation between radio and broad‐line emission in radio‐loud quasars
Author(s) -
Cao Xinwu,
Jiang D. R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02657.x
Subject(s) - physics , quasar , astrophysics , emission spectrum , astronomy , astrophysical jet , accretion disc , radio galaxy , accretion (finance) , line (geometry) , ovv quasar , active galactic nucleus , spectral line , galaxy , geometry , mathematics
We present a correlation between radio and broad‐line emission for a sample of radio‐loud quasars that supports a close link between accretion processes and relativistic jets. BL Lac objects seem to follow the statistical behaviour of quasars, but with fainter broad‐line emission.