Published September 1, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of variability on the V/V/sub MAX/-test

Creators

  • 1. Department of Nuclear Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

Description

Knowledge of the distribution of quasars in space has been obtained primarily from applications of the V/V/sub MAX/-test to complete flux-limited samples of sources. The intrinsic luminosities of many quasars are variable. Other objects, such as X-ray or γ-ray sources, for which one might wish to use the V/V/sub MAX/-test are also variable. However, previous formulations of the V/V/sub MAX/-test have not included the effects of variations

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophys. J.
Journal Volume
240
Journal Issue
2
Series
Astrophys. J.
Journal Page Range
377-383
ISSN
0004-637X

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
12597943
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; COSMOLOGY; LUMINOSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUASARS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES