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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.THE BASICS OF THE BROAD IRON LINE

2.1.Line Production

2.1.1.Elemental Abundance

2.1.2.Inclination Angle

2.1.3.Ionization of the Disk Surface

2.2.The Profile of the Broad Iron Line

2.3.Observations of Broad Iron Lines

3.ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR A BROAD LINE

4.WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE 6 r_g: KERR BLACK HOLES

5.REVERBERATION

6.OTHER TYPES OF BLACK HOLE SYSTEMS

6.1.Quasars

6.2.Low Luminosity AGN

6.3.Radio-loud AGN

6.4.Galactic Black Hole Candidates

7.SUMMARY

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