Dust in Active Galactic Nuclei
Abstract
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Dust plays an essential role in the unification theory of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). This review summarizes our current understanding of the extinction and infrared emission properties of the circumnuclear dust in AGNs as well as the inferred dust composition and size distribution.
12 pages, 4 figures; invited review article, published in "The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei", Ho, L.C., & Wang, J.-M. (eds.), ASP Conf. Ser., vol. 373, pp. 561--572;
12 pages, 4 figures; invited review article, published in "The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei", Ho, L.C., & Wang, J.-M. (eds.), ASP Conf. Ser., vol. 373, pp. 561--572;