Multifrequency observation of the optically violent variable quasar 3C 446

Details Multifrequency observation of the optically violent variable quasar 3C 446 Multifrequency observation of the optically violent variable quasar 3C 446

Aug 1988

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 331, Aug. 15, 1988, p. 746-763. SERC-supported research.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Bl Lacertae Objects, Blazars, Cosmic Plasma, Optical Emission Spectroscopy, Quasars, Radio Emission, X Rays, Fourier Analysis, High Frequencies, Monitors, Radiant Flux Density, Time Measurement, Variability

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Nearly 20 years of optical and radio monitoring data as well as seven multifrequency spectra of the violently variable quasar 3C 446 are reported. The monitoring data suggest a correlation between the radio and optical outbursts, with the optical flare preceding the radio activity by 400-600 days. Considerable processing occurs in the optical-emitting plasma before it becomes radio-emitting plasma. Within the radio band, outbursts proceed from high to low frequencies. The flat radio spectrum turns over at 3-10 x 10 to the 11th Hz and the continuum steepens with frequency. The X-ray emission lies an order of magnitude above an extrapolation of the optical-UV spectrum and has a harder spectrum. The power is primarily concentrated in the submillimeter and infrared region. The data suggest that the X-rays are produced by the inverse Compton process from an emitting region smaller than but related to the synchrotron-emitting UV-IR region. The characteristic size of the emitting region increases with decreasing frequency.

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