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Light bending models in AGNs
Author(s) -
Miniutti G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.200610637
Subject(s) - physics , astrophysics , galaxy , redshift , accretion disc , accretion (finance) , flare , active galactic nucleus , bending , line (geometry) , astronomy , geometry , mathematics , thermodynamics
We review the MCG–6‐30‐15 observations and results that provided the motivation for the light bending model. We present a summary of the main properties of the model and discuss its application to MCG–6‐30‐15 briefly mentioning other X‐ray sources showing the same qualitative behaviour. Finally, we report on one of the most spectacular cases so far of short‐timescale variability of a redshifted Fe K line in the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3516, most likely due to an orbiting spot or flare in the relativistic region of the accretion disc. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)