X-Ray Variability of AGN and Relationship to Galactic Black Hole Binary Systems
Abstract
Over the last 12 years, AGN monitoring by RXTE, has revolutionised our understanding of the X-ray variability of AGN, of the relationship between AGN and Galactic black hole X-ray binaries (BHBs) and hence of the accretion process itself, which fuels the emission in AGN and BHBs and is the major source of power in the universe. In this chapter I review our current understanding of these topics.
- Publication:
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Lecture Notes in Physics, Berlin Springer Verlag
- Pub Date:
- March 2010
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-3-540-76937-8_8
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0909.2579
- Bibcode:
- 2010LNP...794..203M
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- 28 pages, 13 figures, To appear in Belloni, T. (ed.): The Jet Paradigm - From Microquasars to Quasars, Lect. Notes Phys. 794 (2009)