Physics
Physics, 17.07.2019 18:10, itsssleaaa

(a.) if the widths of the broad-emission lines in agn spectra were due to thermal broadening (atoms moving at high speeds because they are at a high temperature), rather than doppler broadening (atoms moving at high orbital speeds deep in a gravitational well), how hot must the gas be? make sure you state (and justify) any assumptions you make. you may use that a typical broad line in an agn has a speed of ~7,500 km/s. hint: check either the book or my noes from chapter 5 for the formula which gives the amount of doppler broadening as a function of temperature (b.) if the temperature of the blr were as high as you calculated in part (a), what would you expect to see any lines at all? why or why not? based on this do you think thermal broadening is the main reason quasars exhibit broad lines? explain your answer.

answer
Answers: 2

Other questions on the subject: Physics

image
Physics, 21.06.2019 20:10, milkshakegrande101
Current 1 of 8.4 a runs for 240 seconds and then stops. current 2 is 10.5 a. how long does current 2 have to un to deliver the same amount of charge as current 1? 88.28 192 s 2016 s 21,000 s
Answers: 2
image
Physics, 21.06.2019 23:10, khush77
Which are examples of projectile motion? choose all that apply a. a soccer ball rolling across the ground in the northeast direction b. a car turning a corner, so it is heading south c. a javelin flying through the air d. a tennis ball lobbed over the net
Answers: 1
image
Physics, 23.06.2019 01:00, star296
Carmen is load furniture and boxes onto a moving truck. she picks up boxes of her things, places them on a cart, and pushes the cart to the moving van. which term best describes the type of force carmen uses? a. contact b. friction c. gravity d. noncontact
Answers: 2
image
Physics, 23.06.2019 02:00, em387p3s1zr
Athird point charge q3 is now positioned halfway between q1 and q2. the net force on q2 now has a magnitude of f2,net = 5.861 n and points away from q1 and q3. what is the value (sign and magnitude) of the charge q3?
Answers: 2
Do you know the correct answer?
(a.) if the widths of the broad-emission lines in agn spectra were due to thermal broadening (atoms...

Questions in other subjects:

Konu
Computers and Technology, 25.10.2020 20:00
Konu
Mathematics, 25.10.2020 20:00
Konu
Mathematics, 25.10.2020 20:10