Interstellar scintillation of compact extragalactic radio sources

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Extragalactic Radio Sources, Interstellar Matter, Quasars, Radio Galaxies, Scintillation, Scattering, Point Sources

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The recent discovery of radio variability of a quasar on short time-scales (hours) prompts us to examine what is expected in respect of the interstellar scintillation of very compact, extragalactic radio sources. We find that large-amplitude, rapid variability is predicted at commonly observed radio frequencies (1-20 GHz) over the vast majority of the extragalactic sky. As a guide to assist observers in understanding their data, we demonstrate simple techniques for predicting the effects of interstellar scintillation on any extragalactic source.

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