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X-ray spectroscopy of the broad iron line has revealed some relativistic effects caused by strong gravity about a black hole in active galactic nuclei (AGN). Recent results from ASCA observations of AGNs are reviewed.
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Iwasawa, K. (1998). Evidence for Strong Gravity in the AGN Plasmas. In: Koyama, K., Kitamoto, S., Itoh, M. (eds) The Hot Universe. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 188. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4970-9_33
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