Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986apj...303l..31b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 303, April 15, 1986, p. L31-L35.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Quasars, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Continuous Spectra, Iue, Lyman Alpha Radiation, Spectrum Analysis
Scientific paper
After examining ultraviolet IUE spectra of 18 QSOs with z greater than 0.35, it is found that one object, 3C 232 (z = 0.533), stands out as exhibiting higly unusual spectral and continuum variability. The H I-Ly-alpha shows at a factor of two decrease in a day. The magnitude of the UV continuum variability is reminiscent of that seen in the optically violent variables at visual wavelengths. Several spectral features at wavelengths shortward of H I-Ly-alpha in the rest frame are identified. A brief discussion comparing the spectrum of 3C 232 with those of other QSOs in our IUE sample at wavelengths shortward of 1216 A is also presented.
Bruhweiler Fred C.
Kafatos Menas
Sofia Ulysses John
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