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Quasar Emission Lines as Probes of Orientation and Unification

  • James MatthewsEmail author
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In the previous chapter, I presented tests of geometric unification models using MCRT and photoionization simulations.

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BAL QSOs Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Outflow Geometry Risaliti Intrinsic Distribution 
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