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Radiative Transfer Simulations of AGN Dust Tori

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2008

S. Wolf ,
F. Allard ,
Ph. Stee ,
T. Beckert  and
S.F. Hönig
T. Beckert
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Insitut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
S.F. Hönig
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Insitut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
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Abstract

The presence of dust tori in active galactic nuclei (AGN) lies at the heart of AGN unification schemes. The dominating inner part of the tori can only be resolved by infrared interferometry. Here we discuss the present state of torus models and the radiative transfer methods to simulate the infrared SEDs and visibilities for comparison with actual observations. We highlight the differences between smooth and clumpy tori and present a model for the Seyfert 2 nucleus NGC 1068.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 28: Perspectives in Radiative Transfer and Interferometry , 2008 , pp. 121 - 128
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2008

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