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2008AJ....135.2212X - Astron. J., 135, 2212-2216 (2008/June-0)

Periodicity analysis of the radio curve of PKS 1510-089 and implications for its central structure.

XIE G.Z., YI T.F., LI H.Z., ZHOU S.B. and CHEN L.E.

Abstract (from CDS):

We have analyzed the radio light curves of PKS 1510-089 at 37 and 22 GHz from 1990 to 2005 taken from the database of the Metsähovi Radio Observatory, and find evidence of quasi-periodic outbursts. The light curves show great activity with very complicated non-sinusoidal variations. Using Jurkervich's method, the power spectrum method, and the discrete autocorrelation function to analyze these data, we have found two periods of p1= 0.92±0.04 yr and p2= 1.82±0.12 yr for the outbursts in PKS 1510-089. It is interesting to note that the results for two frequencies and three methods are almost the same and p2~ 2p1. In addition, these results are in good agreement with the periodic deep flux minima of 1.84±0.1 yr (half period ∼ 0.92±0.03 yr) observed by us and other authors in the optical band in 2002, 2004, and 2005.

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Journal keyword(s): galaxies: individual: PKS 1510-089 - galaxies: jets - galaxies: nuclei - radio continuum: galaxies

Simbad objects: 7

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