The Main Sequence of quasars: the taming of the extremes
arXiv:2111.04140 · doi:10.1002/asna.20210082
Abstract
The last few years have seen the confirmation of several trends associated with the quasar main sequence. The idea of a main sequence for quasars is relatively recent, and its full potential for the observational classification and contextualization of quasar properties has yet to be fully exploited. The main sequence drivers are discussed in terms of the properties of extreme objects. We briefly summarize developments that constrain the viewing angle of the accretion disk in a particular class of quasars (extreme Population B, radiating at low Eddington ratio), as well as inferences on the chemical composition of the broad line emitting gas, and on the nature of radio emission along the quasar main sequence.
arXiv commentPaper presented at the XIII SCSLSA, to appear in Astronomische Nachrichten
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