A Plausible Energy Source and Structure for Quasi-Stellar Objects
Abstract
If a collision of two large, massive, fast gas clouds occurs, their kinetic energy is converted to radiation in a pair of shock fronts at their interface. The resulting structure is described, and the relevance of this as a radiation source for QSOs is considered.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- April 1972
- DOI:
- 10.1086/180908
- Bibcode:
- 1972ApJ...173L..13D