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Spectral Variability of QSOs in the Optical Band

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A new analysis of the variability of the spectral slope of PG QSOs has been performed, on the basis of recent literature data in the B and R photometric bands. Preliminary results confirm our previous findings concerning the increase of variability with the rest-frame observing frequency. We also find a correlation of the spectral slope with luminosity, consistent with temperature changes of an emitting black body.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0007161,
  title  = {Spectral Variability of QSOs in the Optical Band},
  author = {Dario Trevese and Fausto Vagnetti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0007161},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

3 pages, 2 figures, proc. 4th Italian Meeting on AGN "AGN nel 2000", Trieste, May 15-18, 2000, to be published in Mem. SAIt