Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the Black Hole Mass-Velocity Dispersion Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei

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Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the Black Hole Mass-Velocity Dispersion Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei. / Onken, Christopher A.; Ferrarese, Laura; Merritt, David; Peterson, Bradley M.; Pogge, Richard W.; Vestergaard, Marianne; Wandel, Amri.

I: Astrophysical Journal, Bind 615, Nr. 2, 645, 14.07.2004.

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Onken, CA, Ferrarese, L, Merritt, D, Peterson, BM, Pogge, RW, Vestergaard, M & Wandel, A 2004, 'Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the Black Hole Mass-Velocity Dispersion Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei', Astrophysical Journal, bind 615, nr. 2, 645. https://doi.org/10.1086/424655

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Onken, C. A., Ferrarese, L., Merritt, D., Peterson, B. M., Pogge, R. W., Vestergaard, M., & Wandel, A. (2004). Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the Black Hole Mass-Velocity Dispersion Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei. Astrophysical Journal, 615(2), [645]. https://doi.org/10.1086/424655

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Onken CA, Ferrarese L, Merritt D, Peterson BM, Pogge RW, Vestergaard M o.a. Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the Black Hole Mass-Velocity Dispersion Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei. Astrophysical Journal. 2004 jul. 14;615(2). 645. https://doi.org/10.1086/424655

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Onken, Christopher A. ; Ferrarese, Laura ; Merritt, David ; Peterson, Bradley M. ; Pogge, Richard W. ; Vestergaard, Marianne ; Wandel, Amri. / Supermassive Black Holes in Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Calibration of the Black Hole Mass-Velocity Dispersion Relationship for Active Galactic Nuclei. I: Astrophysical Journal. 2004 ; Bind 615, Nr. 2.

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