Where Are the X-Rays Produced That Are Emitted by Quasars

question 131

Multiple Choice

Where are the X-rays produced that are emitted by quasars and other active galactic nuclei?

• A) in the hot gas in an accretion disk around a central black hole
• B) in an ionization nebulae of interstellar gas surrounding the accretion disk
• C) in dust grains in molecular clouds that encircle the active galactic nucleus
• D) in fast-moving jets of electrons that are ejected from the active galactic nucleus
• E) all of the above

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