Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-10-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To appear in the proceedings of "The nuclear region, host galaxy and environment of AGN", E. Benitez, I. Cruz-Gonzalez & Y. Kr
Scientific paper
I provide a short review of the properties of Narrow-line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxies across the electromagnetic spectrum and of the models to explain them. Their continuum and emission-line properties manifest one extreme form of Seyfert activity. As such, NLS1 galaxies may hold important clues to the key parameters that drive nuclear activity. Their high accretion rates close to the Eddington rate provide new insight into accretion physics, their low black hole masses and perhaps young ages allow us to address issues of black hole growth, their strong optical FeII emission places strong constraints on FeII and perhaps metal formation models and physical conditions in these emission-line clouds, and their enhanced radio quiteness permits a fresh look at causes of radio loudness and the radio-loud radio-quiet bimodality in AGN.
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