Variability-selected active galactic nuclei in the VST-SUDARE/VOICE survey of the COSMOS field

2014/12/12 by D. De Cicco, M. Paolillo, G. Covone +18
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.HE

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424906

published as A&A 574, A112 (2015) · 17 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication in A&A - Edited language, corrected typos

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Abstract

Context. Active galaxies are characterized by variability at every wavelength, with timescales from hours to years depending on the observing window. Optical variability has proven to be an effective way of detecting AGNs in imaging surveys, lasting from weeks to years.

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