Radio and millimeter continuum surveys and their astrophysical implications

G De Zotti, M Massardi, M Negrello, J Wall - The Astronomy and …, 2010 - Springer
We review the statistical properties of the main populations of radio sources, as emerging
from radio and millimeter sky surveys. Recent determinations of local luminosity functions …

A systematic search for close supermassive black hole binaries in the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey

MJ Graham, SG Djorgovski, D Stern… - Monthly Notices of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Hierarchical assembly models predict a population of supermassive black hole (SMBH)
binaries. These are not resolvable by direct imaging but may be detectable via periodic …

Gamma-ray light curves and variability of bright Fermi-detected blazars

AA Abdo, M Ackermann, M Ajello… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents light curves as well as the first systematic characterization of variability
of the 106 objects in the high-confidence Fermi Large Area Telescope Bright AGN Sample …

Comparative performance of selected variability detection techniques in photometric time series data

KV Sokolovsky, P Gavras, A Karampelas… - Monthly Notices of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Photometric measurements are prone to systematic errors presenting a challenge to low-
amplitude variability detection. In search for a general-purpose variability detection …

Multiwavelength periodicity search in a sample of γ-ray bright blazars

J Otero-Santos, P Peñil… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present the results of a long-term periodicity search in a sample of γ-ray blazars within a
multiwavelength context. These blazars have been selected from the Steward Observatory …

Quasar Optical Variability in the Palomar-QUEST Survey

A Bauer, C Baltay, P Coppi, N Ellman… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The ensemble variability properties of nearly 23,000 quasars are studied using the Palomar-
QUEST Survey. The survey has covered 15,000 deg 2 multiple times over 3.5 years using …

PKS 1502+ 106: a new and distant gamma-ray blazar in outburst discovered by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

AA Abdo, M Ackermann, M Ajello… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space
Telescope discovered a rapid (∼ 5 days duration), high-energy (E> 100 MeV) gamma-ray …

Long-term radio variability of AGN: flare characteristics

T Hovatta, E Nieppola, M Tornikoski, E Valtaoja… - Astronomy & …, 2008 - aanda.org
Aims. We have studied the flare characteristics of 55 AGN at 8 different frequency bands
between 4.8 and 230 GHz. Our extensive database enables us to study the various …

Statistical analyses of long-term variability of AGN at high radio frequencies

T Hovatta, M Tornikoski, M Lainela, HJ Lehto… - Astronomy & …, 2007 - aanda.org
Aims. We present a study of variability time scales in a large sample of Active Galactic Nuclei
at several frequencies between 4.8 and 230 GHz. We investigate the differences of various …

High Frequency Peakers: Young radio sources or flaring blazars?

S Tinti, D Dallacasa, G De Zotti, A Celotti… - Astronomy & …, 2005 - aanda.org
We present new, simultaneous, multifrequency observations of 45 out of the 55 candidate
High Frequency Peakers (HFP) selected by Dallacasa et al.([CITE]), carried out 3 to 4 years …