Microlensing of a Ring Model for Quasar Structure
arXiv:astro-ph/0303356 · doi:10.1086/376472
Abstract
Microlensing observations of the Q0957+561 A,B have consistently shown evidence for structure in the quasar that has not been evident in available microlensing models, where the luminous source has been consistently modeled as a single large round structure. We show that the microlensing features can easily be reproduced by a luminous quasar model motivated by observations; a luminous inner accretion disc edge and outer ring-shaped structures where the emission lines form. Such a model can explain all of the features known from 24 years of Q0957 microlensing observations.
14 pages, 4 figures
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