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Astrophysics and Astronomy

2015

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Accretion

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On The Disk Wind Mass Loss Rates In Qsos, Nicolas A. Pereyra Nov 2015

On The Disk Wind Mass Loss Rates In Qsos, Nicolas A. Pereyra

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications and Presentations

We derive here a relatively simple expression for the total wind mass loss rates in QSOs within the accretion disk wind scenario. We show that the simple expression derived here for QSO disk wind mass loss rate is in a very good agreement with the more “exact” values obtained through significantly more complex and detailed numerically intensive 2.5D time-dependent simulations. Additionally we show that for typical QSO parameters, the disk itself will be emitting mostly in the UV/optical spectrum, in turn implying that the X-ray emission from QSOs likely is produced through some physical mechanism acting at radii smaller than …