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Observations and analysis activities of the international ultraviolet explorer satellite telescope
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Shull, J. Michael |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | The funds from this grant were used to support observations and analysis with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) satellite telescope. The main area of scientific research concerned the variability analyses of ultraviolet spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei, primarily quasars, Seyfert galaxies, and BL Lacertae objects. The Colorado group included, at various times, the P.I. (J.M. Shull), Research Associate Dr. Rick Edelson, and graduate students Jon Saken, Elise Sachs, and Steve Penton. A portion of the work was also performed by CU undergraduate student Cheong-ming Fu. A major product of the effort was a database of all IUE spectra of active galactic nuclei. This database is being analyzed to obtain spectral indices, line fluxes, and continuum fluxes for over 500 AGN. As a by-product of this project, we implemented a new, improved technique of spectral extraction of IUE spectra, which has been used in several AGN-WATCH campaigns (on the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 and on the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304). |
| File Size | 619003 |
| Page Count | 8 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960012490 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6741q46r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-01-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Seyfert Galaxies Active Galactic Nuclei Explorer Satellites By-products Variability Bl Lacertae Objects Continuums Iue Extraction Spectra Ultraviolet Telescopes Line Spectra Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
