6 papers
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…
A UV to X-Ray View of Soft Excess in Type 1 Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Broadband Correlations
Shi-Jiang Chen, Jun-Xian Wang, Jia-Lai Kang +5
The physical origin of soft X-ray excess (SE) is a long lasting question, with two prevailing theories -- ``warm corona'' and ``ionized reflection'' -- dominating the discussion. I…
Baseline-Aware Dependence fitting for DAmping Timescales (BADDAT): A Nearly Unbiased Approach to Constraining Optical Variability Dependence on Physical Properties of Active Galactic Nuclei
Ruisong Xia, Zhen-Yi Cai, Yongquan Xue +7
Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) exhibit stochastic optical variability, commonly characterized by a damped random walk. The damping timescale is of particular interest because it is…
Interband Lag Variability in Active Galactic Nuclei across ZTF Data from Multiple Years
Zhen-Bo Su, Zhen-Yi Cai, Hengxiao Guo +2
Interband lags in the optical continua of active galactic nuclei (AGN) have been observed over years of monitoring, yet their physical origins remain unclear. While variable interb…
A UV to X-ray view of soft excess in type 1 AGNs: I. sample selection and spectral profile
Shi-Jiang Chen, Jun-Xian Wang, Jia-Lai Kang +5
A core sample of 59 unobscured type 1 AGNs with simultaneous XMM-Newton X-ray and UV observations is compiled from archive to probe the nature of soft X-ray excess (SE). In the fir…
Could the inter-band lag of active galactic nucleus vary randomly?
Zhen-Bo Su, Zhen-Yi Cai, Jun-Xian Wang +18
The inter-band lags among the optical broad-band continua of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have been intensively explored over the past decade. However, the nature of the lags rema…