A Comprehensive Spectral and Variability Study of Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies Observed by ASCA: I. Observations and Time Series Analysis

Abstract

(Abridged) I present a comprehensive and uniform analysis of 25 {\it ASCA} observations from 23 Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies. The time series analysis is presented in this paper, Part 1, and the spectral analysis and correlations are presented in the companion paper, Part 2.

51 pages, 32 figures, accepted for publication in ApJS. Report also available also at http://www.astro.columbia.edu/~leighly/research.html

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