Shocks and Spatially Offset Active Galactic Nuclei Produce Velocity Offsets in Emission Lines
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astrophysical Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1538-4357
DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa876a