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AGN Dusty Tori: II. Observational Implications of Clumpiness
Maia Nenkova, Matthew M. Sirocky, Robert Nikutta +2
From extensive radiative transfer calculations we find that clumpy torus models with \No \about 5--15 dusty clouds along radial equatorial rays successfully explain AGN infrared ob…
astro-ph2008★ 613 cited
AGN Dusty Tori: I. Handling of Clumpy Media
Maia Nenkova, Matthew M. Sirocky, Zeljko Ivezic +1
According to unified schemes of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), the central engine is surrounded by dusty, optically thick clouds in a toroidal structure. We have recently developed…