| Name: | Hum Chand |
| Affiliation: | Central University of Himachal Pradesh |
| Conference ID : | ASI2024_1020 |
| Title : | Photometric variability of AGN using 1-2m class telescope: a tool to probe AGN Central Engines and their environment |
| Authors : | Hum Chand, Ravi Joshi, Vibhore Negi, Vivek Jha, Krishan Chand, Ritish Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Dharmender Kumar, Madhu Sudan
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| Authors Affiliation: | Hum Chand, Ritish Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Dharmender Kumar, Madhu Sudan (Department of Physics and Astronomical Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala 176215, India)
Ravi Joshi (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore - 560034, India )
Vibhore Negi, Vivek Jha, Krishan Chand (Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences Manora Peak, Nainital 263002, India ) |
| Mode of Presentation: | Poster |
| Abstract Category : | Galaxies and Cosmology |
| Abstract : | Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are distant, luminous and compact, and it is not possible to resolve spatially their central engine by current and future technology. However their variable nature, and the echo of the continuum radiation from their different component, in conjunction to the high temporal resolution, has allowed us to decipher the great amount of details to understand the structure and emission mechanism of the AGN as well as to estimate the Black Hole mass of Central Engine of AGN. In this context, we will highlight the importance of 1-2 meter class telescopes firstly based on our past and ongoing monitoring for various sub-classes of AGNs using 1-2m class telescopes in India. Secondly, we will summarize our few key programmes based on statistically large samples of archival photometric data such as of ZTF, to probe the emission mechanism and environment of the Central Engine of different types of AGNs. |
