Total flux density variations in extragalactic radio sources. I. Decomposition of variations into exponential flares

Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-99

  Valtaoja, E ^a   Lahteenmaki A ^b   Terasranta H ^b   Lainela, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Radio continuum: galaxies

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EID: 0040117281     PISSN: 00670049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/313170     Document Type: Article

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