MG12 - Talk detail |
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Participant |
Wandel, Amri | |
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Institution |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Givat Ram - Jerusalem - - Israel | |
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Session |
Talk |
Abstract |
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APT4 |
Measuring Black Hole masses in AGN: from Reverberation Mapping to Time Series |
Since the discovery of quasars and other Active Galactic Nuclei, Super-Massive Black Holes (SMBHs) have been suggested as the most probable explanation for the energy source at their centers. We review the evidence for the SMBH-paradigm in AGN, focusing on two observational methods of determining their mass: reverberation-mapping via dynamics of the Broad Emission Line Regions, and time series analysis, in particular X-ray continuum fluctuations. Our results suggest a common physical mechanism for X-ray variability in accreting stellar Black Holes and AGNs |