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OSIRIS: a new code for ray tracing around compact objects

OSIRIS: a new code for ray tracing around compact objects

Abstract The radiation observed in quasars and active galactic nuclei is mainly produced by a relativistic plasma orbiting close to the black hole event horizon, where strong gravitational effects are relevant. The observational data of such systems can be compared with theoretical models to infer the black hole and plasma …