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The Extremes of AGN Variability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2017

S. Komossa ,
D. Grupe ,
N. Schartel ,
L. Gallo ,
J. L. Gomez ,
W. Kollatschny ,
G. Kriss ,
K. Leighly ,
A. L. Longinotti  and
M. Parker
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S. Komossa
Affiliation:
QianNan Normal University for Nationalities, Duyun City, China
D. Grupe
Affiliation:
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY 40351, USA
N. Schartel
Affiliation:
XMM-Newton SOC, ESA, ESAC, 28692 Villanueva de la Canãda, Spain
L. Gallo
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Physics, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
J. L. Gomez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia-CSIC, E-18008 Granada, Spain
W. Kollatschny
Affiliation:
Institut für Astrophysik, Universität Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
G. Kriss
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
K. Leighly
Affiliation:
Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
A. L. Longinotti
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM, 04510 Mexico D.F., Mexico
M. Parker
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
M. Santos-Lleo
Affiliation:
XMM-Newton SOC, ESA, ESAC, 28692 Villanueva de la Canãda, Spain
D. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Physics, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
M. Zetzl
Affiliation:
Institut für Astrophysik, Universität Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Abstract

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We present results from our ongoing monitoring programs aimed at identifying and understanding Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) in extreme flux and spectral states. Observations of AGN in extreme states can reveal the nature of the inner accretion flow, the physics of matter under strong gravity, and they provide insight on the properties of ionized absorbers and outflows launched near supermassive black holes (SMBHs). We present new results from our long-term monitoring of IC 3599, WPVS007, and Mrk 335, multi-wavelength follow-ups of the newly identified changing-look AGN HE 1136–2304, and UV–X-ray follow-ups of the binary SMBH candidate OJ 287 after its 2015 optical maximum, now in a new optical-X-ray–high-state.

Keywords

Black holesgalaxiesblazarsaccretionjets
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 12 , Symposium S324: New Frontiers in Black Hole Astrophysics , September 2016 , pp. 168 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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