Taming the derivative: diagnostics of the continuum and H$\beta$ emission in a prototypical Population B active galaxy

Swayamtrupta Panda, Edi Bon, Paola Marziani +1

We report preliminary results on the analysis of the continuum and H$\beta$ light curves of the type-1 active galactic nucleus (AGN) NGC 5548. We notice a clear signature of shallowing…