articleThe Astrophysical JournalMay 26, 2009BRONZE OA

ARE THE VARIATIONS IN QUASAR OPTICAL FLUX DRIVEN BY THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS?

BCBrandon C. KellyJBJill BechtoldASAneta Siemiginowska

University of Arizona · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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Abstract

We analyze a sample of optical light curves for 100 quasars, 70 of which have black hole mass estimates. Our sample is the largest and broadest used yet for modeling quasar variability. The sources in our sample have z

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  • BC
    Brandon C. KellyCorresponding

    University of Arizona, Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

  • JB
    Jill Bechtold

    University of Arizona

  • AS
    Aneta Siemiginowska

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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Keywords
  • Quasar
  • Light curve
  • Amplitude
  • Flux (metallurgy)
  • Black hole (networking)
  • Thermal
  • Scale (ratio)
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