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| Paper: |
The variability of a large sample of quasars |
| Volume: |
21, The Space Distribution of Quasars |
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67 |
| Authors: |
Hook, I. M.; McMahon, R. G.; Boyle, B. J.; Irwin, M. J. |
| Abstract: |
The variability properties of a sample of approximately 300 quasars near the South Galactic Pole (SGP) have been studied. Quasars of high luminosity show significantly less variation than those with low luminosity. A similar, though much weaker, trend with redshift was found, lower redshift quasars varying proportionally more than high redshift quasars. The observed trends are a consequence of an intrinsic dependence of quasar variability on luminosity combined with the effects of time-dilation and have strong implications for quasar samples selected solely on variability. |
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