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Measuring lensing magnification of quasars by large scale structure using the variability-luminosity relation

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2011

Authors

Bauer, Anne
Seitz, S
Jerke, Jonathon
Scalzo, Richard
Rabinowitz, David
Ellman, Nancy
Baltay, C

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IOP Publishing

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We introduce a technique to measure gravitational lensing magnification using the variability of type I quasars. Quasars' variability amplitudes and luminosities are tightly correlated, on average. Magnification due to gravitational lensing increases the

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Keywords: galaxies: active; galaxies: clusters: general; gravitational lensing: weak; large-scale structure of universe; methods: data analysis; quasars: general

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69273

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ANU Research Publications

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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Journal article

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10.1088/0004-637X/732/2/64

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2037-12-31

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