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In this paper, we present new VLBA observations of the radio jet in the quasar S5 0836+710 at 8 and 22 GHz. The identification of the ridge lines allow us to interpret the jet structure in terms of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Combined…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Perucho , A. P. Lobanov

Context. Lightcurve variability is well-suited for characterising objects in surveys with high cadence and long baseline. This is especially relevant in view of the large datasets to be produced by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-08-23 S. H. Bruun , A. Agnello , J. Hjorth

The UV/optical variation, likely driven by accretion disc turbulence, is a defining characteristic of type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and quasars. In this work we investigate an interesting consequence of such turbulence using quasars…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-05 Wen-Yong Kang , Jun-Xian Wang , Zhen-Yi Cai , Wen-Ke Ren

We present a new analysis of previously published optical and radio data sets of the gravitationally lensed quasar 0957+561 A,B with the aim of determining the time delay between its two images. We use a non-parametric estimate of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Pelt , W. Hoff , R. Kayser , S. Refsdal , T. Schramm

In the present work the part of the quasar UV-optical bump within the wavelength range 1210-1450\AA\ was studied with the help of composite spectra compiled from the samples of SDSS DR7 spectra with the similar spectral index…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-11-07 O. Torbaniuk , G. Ivashchenko , O. Sergijenko

We present an investigation of the interdependence of the optical-to-X-ray spectral slope ($\alpha_{\rm ox}$), the HeII equivalent-width (EW), and the monochromatic luminosity at 2500 Angstroms ($L_{2500}$). The values of $\alpha_{\rm ox}$…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-18 John D. Timlin , W. N. Brandt , Ari Laor

We investigate the correlation between rest-frame UV flux variability of broad absorption line (BAL) quasars and their variability in BAL equivalent widths (EWs) in a various timescale from $<10$~days to a few years in the quasar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-05 Takashi Horiuchi , Tomoki Morokuma , Toru Misawa , Hidekazu Hanayama , Toshihiro Kawaguchi

The study of quasar variability has long been seen as a way to understanding the structure of the central engine of active galactic nuclei, and as a means of verifying the morphology of the standard model. Much work has already been done on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 M. R. S. Hawkins

We performed variability analysis of the multiwavelength light curves for the flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS 0727-11. Using the generalized Lomb-Scargle periodogram, we identified a possible quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) of $\sim$ 168.6…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-28 Yuncai Shen , Tingfeng Yi , Vinit Dhiman , Lisheng Mao , Liang Dong

We report on a timing analysis of a new ~630ks XMM-Newton observation of the quasar, PG 1211+143. We find a well-defined X-ray power spectrum with a well-detected bend at ~7e-5 Hz, consistent with the established…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-27 Andrew Lobban , Simon Vaughan , Ken Pounds , James Reeves

We determine the variability-luminosity relationship of quasars and Seyfert galaxies in the rest frame of the objects using IUE spectra. We find that the variability decreases with the luminosity. An important part of the scatter in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Stephane Paltani , Thierry J. -L. Courvoisier

This work aimed to find the relationship between quasars' optical variability and spectral features to reveal the regularity behind the random variation. It is known that quasar's FeII/Hbeta flux ratio and equivalent width of [OIII]5007 are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-12 Shumpei Nagoshi , Fumihide Iwamuro

We present detailed broadband UV/optical to X-ray spectral variability of the Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0419-577 using six XMM-Newton observations performed during 2002-2003. These observations covered a large amplitude variability event in which…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-08 Main Pal , Gulab C. Dewangan , Ajit K. Kembhavi , Ranjeev Misra , Sachindra Naik

We present fast cadence and high resolution observations of flare ribbons from the Solar Orbiter Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI). Utilizing the short-exposure observations from the EUI High Resolution Imager in EUV (HRIEUV), we find…

We examine the relationship between source position stability and astrophysical properties of radio-loud quasars making up the International Celestial Reference Frame. Understanding this relationship is important for improving quasar…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Stanislav Shabala , Jonathan Rogers , Jamie McCallum , Oleg Titov , Jay Blanchard , Jim Lovell , Christopher Watson

We investigate the X-ray variability of the supergiant X-ray binary 4U 1907+09 using the new NuSTAR observation of 2024. The source had a relatively stable flux level during previous NuSTAR observations, but the flux varied significantly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-16 Raj Kumar , Sayantan Bhattacharya , Sudip Bhattacharyya , Subir Bhattacharyya

We study the ensemble optical variability of 276 FSRQs and 86 BL Lacs in the Palomar-QUEST Survey with the goal of searching for common fluctuation properties, examining the range of behavior across the sample, and characterizing the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Anne Bauer , Charles Baltay , Paolo Coppi , Nancy Ellman , Jonathan Jerke , David Rabinowitz , Richard Scalzo

The well-known bluer-when-brighter trend observed in quasar variability is a signature of the complex processes in the accretion disk, and can be a probe of the quasar variability mechanism. Using a sample of 604 variable quasars with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-03-05 John J. Ruan , Scott F. Anderson , Jason Dexter , Eric Agol

The inter-band correlations between optical/UV and X-ray luminosities of active galactic nuclei (AGN) are important for understanding the disc-coronal connection, as well as using AGN as standard candles for cosmology. It is conventional to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-30 Chichuan Jin , Elisabeta Lusso , Martin Ward , Chris Done , Riccardo Middei

We report on the first observations of variations in UV (intrinsic EUV 330 A) flux of the luminous QSO HS 1700+6416 (z=2.72) over a decade. The amplitude of variations increases from +/-0.1 mag in the optical (R) to up to a factor of 3 at…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Reimers , H. -J. Hagen , J. Schramm , G. A. Kriss , J. M. Shull