THE COSMIC X-RAY-BACKGROUND AS A MEASURE OF HISTORY

被引:6
作者
BOLDT, E [1 ]
LEITER, D [1 ]
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[1] NASA,GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CTR,HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYS LAB,GREENBELT,MD 20771
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10.1016/0920-5632(94)00779-U
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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Analysis of the cosmic X-ray background within the context of accretion driven AGN indicates that most black hole galactic nuclei must be dormant at present but suggests that they were X-ray bright during a brief epoch signaling an early phase of galaxy formation.
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