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Revisiting the X-ray Variability Plane of AGNs: The Significant Role of the Photon Index
Ruisong Xia, Hao Liu, Yongquan Xue +9
X-ray variability provides a powerful probe of the innermost regions of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), offering valuable insights into the accretion process and the structure of th…
The origin of X-ray intra-day variability in HBL PKS 2155-304
W. Hu, J. L. Kang, J. X. Wang +2
The origin and physics of X-ray intra-day variability (IDV) in blazars, which is a long-standing issue, is studied by modelling the broad-band X-ray spectrum, the light curves (LCs…
SMBH binary candidate PKS J2134-0153: Possible multi-band periodic variability and inter-band time lags
Guowei Ren, Mouyuan Sun, Nan Ding +2
Studying the periodic flux-variation behavior of blazars is vital for probing supermassive black hole binaries and the kinematics of relativistic jets. In this work, we report the…
Sizes of active galactic nuclei inhomogeneous disks -- large in microlensing, small in reverberation mapping
Guowei Ren, Mouyuan Sun, Jun-Xian Wang +1
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) turbulence can drive significant temperature fluctuations in the accretion disk of an active galactic nucleus (AGN). As a result, the disk can be highly…
How long will the quasar UV/optical flickering be damped?
Shuying Zhou, Mouyuan Sun, Zhen-Yi Cai +3
The UV/optical light curves of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) are commonly described by the Damped Random Walk (DRW) model. However, the physical interpretation of the damping times…