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Understanding extreme quasar optical variability with CRTS: II. Changing-state quasars
Matthew J. Graham, Nicholas P. Ross, Daniel Stern +8
We present the results of a systematic search for quasars in the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey exhibiting both strong photometric and spectroscopic variability over a decadal…
Understanding extreme quasar optical variability with CRTS: I. Major AGN flares
Matthew J. Graham, S. G. Djorgovski, Andrew J. Drake +5
There is a large degree of variety in the optical variability of quasars and it is unclear whether this is all attributable to a single (set of) physical mechanism(s). We present t…
A systematic search for close supermassive black hole binaries in the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey
Matthew J. Graham, S. G. Djorgovski, Daniel Stern +6
Hierarchical assembly models predict a population of supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries. These are not resolvable by direct imaging but may be detectable via periodic variabil…
A possible close supermassive black-hole binary in a quasar with optical periodicity
Matthew J. Graham, S. George Djorgovski, Daniel Stern +6
Quasars have long been known to be variable sources at all wavelengths. Their optical variability is stochastic, can be due to a variety of physical mechanisms, and is well-describ…