Author Question: What two things are unusual about the luminosity of the core of a Seyfert galaxy? What will be an ... (Read 43 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

What two things are unusual about the luminosity of the core of a Seyfert galaxy?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What physical situation is necessary to create an absorption spectrum?

What will be an ideal response?

Bigfoot1984 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The core of a Seyfert galaxy is extremely luminous. The luminosity of the core fluctuates quickly and randomly.

Answer to Question 2

Blackbody radiation creates a continuous spectrum of photons at different wavelengths. When these photons pass through a cool gas, some are absorbed as they excite atoms in the gas. An observer on the other side then sees a continuum of photons with gaps at certain wavelengths - an absorption spectrum.