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AGN as Starbursts: modelling the multifrequency spectrum

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Windows on Galaxies

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 160))

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The starburst scenario for ordinary AGN postulates that nuclear activity is the direct consequence of the evolution of a starburst in the high metallicity and high density interstellar medium of the nuclear regions of galaxies. The broad line region (BLR) observed in Seyfert type 1 and QSOs is originated in a population of supernova (SN) and supernova remnants (SR) evolving in the high density gas of the nuclear environment. Using a theoretical approach, the multifrequency spectrum of a burst of star formation is computed as the sum of the young stellar component and the SN and SR component. The resulting spectrum of a burst of about 40 Myr of age is remarkably similar to the average AGN spectrum.

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  1. Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, BN27 1RP, UK

    Roberto Terlevich

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  1. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Giuseppina Fabbiano

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    John S. Gallagher

  3. Dipartimento di Astronomia, Università di Bologna, Italy

    Alvio Renzini

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Terlevich, R. (1990). AGN as Starbursts: modelling the multifrequency spectrum. In: Fabbiano, G., Gallagher, J.S., Renzini, A. (eds) Windows on Galaxies. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 160. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0543-6_12

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