Quasar Microlensing Variability Studies Favor Shallow Accretion Disk Temperature Profiles

We compare the microlensing-based continuum emission region size measurements in a sample of 15 gravitationally lensed quasars with estimates of luminosity-based thin disk sizes to constrain the temperature profile of the quasar continuum accretion region. If we adopt the standard thin disk model, w...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical journal Vol. 895; no. 2; pp. 93 - 100
Main Authors:	Cornachione, Matthew A., Morgan, Christopher W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01-06-2020 IOP Publishing
Subjects:	Accretion Accretion disks Astrophysics Continuum radiation Emission measurements Gravitational lensing Luminosity Microlenses Quasar microlensing Quasars Temperature profiles
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