Presentation Year

2016

Depreciated Participant

Zane ComdenPhysics/AstronomyUndergraduate Student,Cm AprilPhysics/AstronomyUndergraduate Student,Michael GibbonsPhysics/AstronomyUndergraduate Student,Paola Rodriguez-HidalgoPhysics/AstronomyFaculty

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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Active Galactic Nuclei are still somewhat of an enigma; young, bright galaxies with a large range of redshifts. Our current research is focused on gas outflows from the active galactic nucleus (AGN). These outflows are identified by broad absorption lines in the spectra of AGN. Current multi-epoch observations of many active galactic nuclei (AGN) have resulted in broad absorption lines that appear and disappear over time. Current observations show that these outflows have speeds up to 0.2c. Our team’s ultimate goal is to understand the mechanism that drives quasar outflows and characterize the broad spectral absorption lines, as well as why the outflows are variable

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Yes

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177

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