Testing the X-ray variability of active galactic nuclei with the non-linear prediction method

被引:23
作者
Czerny, B [1 ]
Lehto, HJ [1 ]
机构
[1] TURKU UNIV OBSERV, FI-21500 PUKKIO, FINLAND
关键词
chaos; galaxies; active; Seyfert; X-rays;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/285.2.365
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The analysis of eight EXOSAT X-ray light curves of six active galactic nuclei by non-linear prediction methods indicates that the observed variability is truly stochastic and is not caused by deterministic chaos. This result favours X-ray emission models with multiple centres of production of hot, possibly relativistic, electrons.
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页码:365 / 373
页数:9
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