LINERs as Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei
Astrophysics
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
Many nearby galaxies contain optical signatures of nuclear activity in the form of LINER nuclei. LINERs may be the weakest and most common manifestation of the quasar phenomenon. The physical origin of this class of objects, however, has been ambiguous. I draw upon a number of recent observations to argue that a significant fraction of LINERs are low-luminosity active galactic nuclei.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9807273,
title = {LINERs as Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei},
author = {Luis C. Ho},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9807273},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Invited review to appear in The 32nd COSPAR Meeting, The AGN-Galaxy Connection (Advances in Space Research). LaTex, 10 pages including embedded figures