Anisotropic Radiation in Super-Eddington Active Galactic Nuclei: The Responsivity of Broad-Line Regions to Continuum Variability

astro-ph.GA

Submitted: 2026-10-11

Updated: 2026-10-11

Comments: 24 pages, 18 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

Code: https://github.com/PuDu-Astro/DASpec

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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