VLTI/MIDI AGN Large Program observations

The AGN-heated dust distribution (the "torus") is increasingly recognized not only as the absorber required in unifying models, but as a tracer for the reservoir that feeds the...活动星系核（Active Galactic Nucleus，AGN）加热的尘埃分布（即"torus"环面）现已日益得到学界的广泛认可，其不仅是活动星系核统一模型中必需的吸收介质，同时也是为供给未明确表述对象的物质储库的示踪剂。