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Variability of emission lines in quasar spectra*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2016
Abstract
Analysis of ultraviolet spectra of quasars obtained with IUE indicate that the permitted emission lines in quasar spectra are variable. The upper limit for the delay between a change in the continuum and the consequential change in the emission lines is about 9 months. This rapid response of the permitted emission lines to changes in the continuum leads to a number of problems in understanding the nature of quasars.
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- III. Spectral Line Studies
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