Variability of compact radio sources at a wavelength of 1 millimeter

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Nov 1982

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 262, Nov. 15, 1982, p. 451-459.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Bl Lacertae Objects, Extragalactic Radio Sources, Millimeter Waves, Quasars, Radiant Flux Density, Seyfert Galaxies, Astronomical Models, Blazars, Continuous Radiation, Infrared Radiation, Synchrotron Radiation

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Broad-band 1 mm continuum observations of 3C 273, 3C 279, BL Lac, 3C 84, OJ 287, and 3C 345 made between 1977 March and 1981 January are reported. With the possible exception of 3C 279, all of the objects exhibited evidence for variability in the 1 mm flux density on the time scale of a few months. Flux variations at wavelengths of 1 mm and 2 cm are well correlated for the 'blazars' (BL Lac objects and optically violent variable quasars) observed; emission outbursts occur simultaneously and have similar amplitude at the two wavelengths. In contrast, an outburst in the flux from the Seyfert galaxy 3C 84 was observed at a wavelength of 1 mm in early 1980 but has not appeared at 2 cm as of 1 yr later. The observed relationship between 'blazar' emission variability at 1 mm and 2 cm is inconsistent with the canonical expanding-source model of radio variability or any of its modifications. Instead, models in which the number of synchrotron-radiating electrons is time variable (due to particle injection or acceleration behind a relativistic shock) are required.

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