Quenchings and outbursts of extragalactic radio sources: Nine years of 3.3-mm measurements and comparisons with centimeter-wave variations

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Centimeter Waves, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Millimeter Waves, Radio Bursts, Variations, Bl Lacertae Objects, Calibrating, Directional Antennas, Extraterrestrial Radio Waves, Flux Density, Quasars, Quenching, Radio Astronomy, Radio Frequencies, Temporal Resolution

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The extragalactic variable radio sources 3C, 84, 3C 120, OJ 287, 3C 273, and BL Lac have been observed frequently at 3.3 mm for up to 9 years; the results are compared with 19-, 28-, 38-, and 45-mm observations. (1) The 3-mm variations are often rapid; significant information is lost if observations are not made every 1 - 3 days. (2) The correlation between the 3-mm and centimeter-wave variations of these five sources ranges from the 3-mm and centimeter-wave variations of these five sources ranges from high to almost non-existent; in general, the flatter the spectrum, the better the correlation. (3) The relationship between time lag and wavelength for possibly-connected outbursts appears to be characteristically different for different objects. (4) No pronounced 3-mm outbursts on a time scale of one to a few days were observed, but three sharp drops or quenchings were. A list of other quenchings found in the literature is included. (5) The amplitudes of outbursts vary as lambda to the kth power, where approx. -0.4, from 3.3 to 111 mm, a factor of 34. Results 4 and 5 may place significant new constraints on models.

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