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Broad Iron Line in MCG-6-30-15

Great Britain · Science / Astrophysics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1995

Andrew Fabian1995

Science / Astrophysics

Helps interpret the broad iron line in MCG-6-30-15 as emission shaped by relativistic motion and gravity close to a black hole.

Names involved

Andrew Fabian

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