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The profile and variability of the broad iron lines seen in the X-ray spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei are briefly reviewed. Such lines imply the existence of dense, thin, accretion disks with abrupt density changes at their surfaces extending down to within a few gravitational radii of the central black hole.
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Fabian, A.C. (1997). Broad X-ray emission lines from accretion disks. In: Meyer-Hofmeister, E., Spruit, H. (eds) Accretion Disks — New Aspects. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 487. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0105836
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