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 …
QUEST Survey. The survey has covered 15,000 deg 2 multiple times over 3.5 years using …
Sky surveys
SG Djorgovski, AA Mahabal, AJ Drake… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2012 - arxiv.org
Sky surveys represent a fundamental data basis for astronomy. We use them to map in a
systematic way the universe and its constituents, and to discover new types of objects or …
systematic way the universe and its constituents, and to discover new types of objects or …
VST processing facility: first astronomical applications
A Grado, M Capaccioli, L Limatola… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2011 - arxiv.org
VST--Tube is a new software package designed to process optical astronomical images. It is
an automated pipeline to go from the raw exposures to fully calibrated co-added images …
an automated pipeline to go from the raw exposures to fully calibrated co-added images …
Highly Variable Objects in the Palomar-QUEST Survey: A Blazar Search using Optical Variability
A Bauer, C Baltay, P Coppi, C Donalek… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We identify 3113 highly variable objects in 7200 deg 2 of the Palomar-QUEST (PQ) Survey,
which each varied by more than 0.4 mag simultaneously in two broadband optical filters on …
which each varied by more than 0.4 mag simultaneously in two broadband optical filters on …
[图书][B] AGN variability and candidate blazars in the Palomar-QUEST survey
AH Bauer - 2008 - search.proquest.com
Active galactic nuclei are extraordinarily complex systems with many interacting
components, fueled by the gravitational potential energy of massive black holes. They are …
components, fueled by the gravitational potential energy of massive black holes. They are …
15 Using CCDs in the time-delay integration mode
DL Rabinowitz - Astrometry for Astrophysics: Methods, Models …, 2012 - books.google.com
Time—delay integration (TDI), also known as drift scanning, is a mode of reading out a
charge-coupled device (CCD) camera that allows a continuous image or scan of the sky to …
charge-coupled device (CCD) camera that allows a continuous image or scan of the sky to …
[图书][B] Study of quasar variability
JL Jerke - 2010 - search.proquest.com
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