A dust torus is a donut-shaped ring of gas and obscuring material surrounding supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. It regulates energy output, blocking some wavelengths while allowing others to escape. Astronomers benefit by studying these structures to understand galaxy evolution, black hole feeding, and differences between Type 1 and Type 2 quasars.
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