Intra-day variability and the interstellar medium towards 0917+624

被引:70
作者
Jauncey, DL [1 ]
Macquart, JP
机构
[1] CSIRO, Australia Telescope Natl Facil, Epping, NSW 2121, Australia
[2] Univ Sydney, Sch Phys, Res Ctr Theoret Astrophys, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
关键词
quasars; 0917+624; radio sources : ISM : structure; scattering;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361:20010299
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The intra-day variable source 0917+624 displays annual changes in its timescale of variability. This is explained in terms of a scintillation model in which changes in the variability timescale are due to changes in the relative velocity of the scintillation pattern as the Earth orbits the sun.
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页码:L9 / L12
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