Correlated long-term optical and x-ray variations in NGC 5548

We combine the long-term optical light curve of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC5548 with the X-ray light curve measured by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer over 6 years, to determine the relationship between the optical and X-ray continua. The X-ray light curve is strongly correlated with the optical light...

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Main Authors: Uttley, Phillip (Author), Edelson, Rick (Author), McHardy, Ian (Author), Peterson, Bradley M. (Author), Markowitz, Alex (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2003-01-22.
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