A turned-over optical spectrum of OJ287 during the 1989 minimum

Kidger, M. R.; de Diego, J. A.; Takalo, L. O.; Sillanpaa, A.; Valtaoja, E.
Bibliographical reference

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 252, no. 2, Dec. 1991, p. 538-540.

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1991
Number of authors
5
IAC number of authors
2
Citations
11
Refereed citations
10
Description
Optical and radio data from the 1989 minimum are analyzed to examine the implications of the light curves for the spectrum. The optical spectrum increases between maximum and minimum with a sharp peak in the continuum, and a normal shape is noted at the minimum. The data are suggestive of a self-absorbed synchrotron component in the accretion disk which corresponds however, to strong magnetic fields and small regions of emission.