2 papers
astro-ph.GA2026
Continuum Reverberation in Bright Quasars Using NASA/ATLAS
Zachary Steyn, Christian Wolf, Christopher Onken +5
Variable continuum emission from AGN can be used to probe the structure of their accretion disks via reverberation mapping. Assuming a variable, hot inner light source irradiates t…
astro-ph.GA2023
Probing Quasar Viewing Angle with the Variability Structure Function
Ji-Jia Tang, Christian Wolf, John Tonry +3
Given the anisotropic emission from quasar accretion discs, their viewing angle affects estimates of the quasar luminosity, black-hole mass and Eddington ratio. Discs appear overlu…