2 papers
astro-ph2003
Obscuration and circumnuclear medium in nearby and distant AGN
R. Maiolino
Some recent results on the physical and statistical properties of nearby and distant AGN are presented. I first discuss the properties of "elusive" AGNs, i.e. obscured AGNs which d…
astro-ph1998
The effect of bars on the obscuration of active nuclei
R. Maiolino, G. Risaliti, M. Salvati
We present evidence for a strong correlation between the gaseous absorbing column density towards type 2 Seyfert nuclei and the presence of a stellar bar in their host galaxies. St…