Intranight optical variability in Seyfert 2 galaxies |
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Authors: | Minhwan Jang |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Kyungki-Do, 449-701, Korea |
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Abstract: | Preliminary results from a pilot program to monitor the intranightoptical variability in Seyfert 2 galaxies are reported. This program is designed to test some of the prominent theoretical mechanismsproposed for the origin of optical microvariability in active galacticnuclei (AGN). Two out of 3 Seyfert 2 galaxies observed show evidence formicrovariations. This detection can provide important constraints forthe models utilizing discrete events on accretion disks. |
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