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J/A+A/278/6     BL Lac objects and OVV quasars     (Xie+ 1993)
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The relation between BL Lac objects and OVV quasars, and the unified model of
BL Lac objects, FR-I and FR-II(G) radio galaxies
     Xie G. Z., Zhang Y.H., FaN J.H., LIU F.K.
    <Astron. Astrophys. 278, 6 (1993)>
    =1993A&A...278....6X
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ADC_Keywords: BL Lac objects
Keywords: galaxies: active - BL Lacertae objects: general - quasars: general
          galaxies: distances and redshifts

Abstract:
    Based on the idea that a group of extragalactic objects which can be
    regarded as a category with similar physical properties must fit the
    Hubble relation, we present a new, independent evidence that BL
    Lacertae objects are different from Optically Violently Variable (OVV)
    quasars. The unified model of BL Lac objects, FR-I, and FR-II radio
    galaxies is also discussed.


File Summary:
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 FileName    Lrecl    Records    Explanations
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ReadMe          80          .    This file
table1.dat      97         43    X-ray selected BL Lac objects
table2.dat      97         32    Radio selected BL Lac objects
table3.dat      46         36    Sample of OVV quasars
table4.dat      67         27    Sample of FR-I radio galaxies
table5.dat      71         45    Sample of FR-II(G) radio galaxies
table6.dat      60         25    Sample of FR-II(Q) radio galaxies
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat table2.dat
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label             Explanations
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       1  A1     ---     Note              [ *@] If (*) or (@); BL Lac objects
                                             discussed in previous paper
                                             (Xie et al., 1991)
   2- 10  A9     ---     Designation       Coordinate designation (1950)
  12- 19  A8     ---     Name
  21- 26  F6.3   mag     m(min)            Faintest apparent V magnitude
  28- 32  A5     ---     r_m(min)          See note (1)
  34- 39  F6.4   ---     z                 Redshift
  41- 42  I2     ---     r_z               See note (1)
  44- 48  F5.2  [10-7W]  log(L)            ?Bolometric luminosity
  50- 57  A8     ---     r_log(L)          ?See note (1)
  59- 62  F4.2  [s]      log[Delta(t_min)] ?Minimum variability timescale
                                              Delta(t_min)
  64- 71  A8     ---     r_Delta(t_min)    ?See note (1)
  73- 76  F4.2   ---     alpha             ?Optical spectral index alpha
  78- 79  I2     ---     r_alpha           ?See note (1)
  81- 86  F6.3   ---     eta(ob)           ?Efficiency of the conversion of
                                            accreted matter into energy
  88- 91  F4.2   ---     delta             ?Doppler factor delta
  93- 97  F5.2   mag     m(corr)           Corrected apparent magnitude
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Note (1):  References to table 1,2
   1. Maccacaro et al.    1989             2. Stocke et al.       1990a
   3. Stocke et al.       1990b            4. Taglicaferri et al. 1989
   5. Piccinotti et al.   1982             6. Remillard et al.    1989
   7. Giommi et al.       1987             8. Veron-Cetty et al.  1987
   9. Burbidge et al.     1987            10.Urry                 1984
  11.Stocke et al.        1985            12.Moles et al.         1985
  13.Bassani et al.       1983            14.Spinead et al.       1975
  15.Xie et al.           1990            16.Filippenko et al.    1986
  17.Preston et al.       1985            18.Smith et al          1987
  19.Impey et al.         1988            20.Miller               1975
  21.Bolton et al.        1968            22.Stocke et al.        1983
  23.Brindle et al.       1986            24.Xie et al.           1989
  25.Feigelson et al.     1986            26.Doxsey et al.        1983
  27.Treves et al.        1986            28.Xie et al.           1988a
  29.Xie et al.           1988b           30.Maraschi et al.      1986
  31.Impey et al.         1982            32.Stick et al.         1988
  33.Allen et al.         1982            34.Carrasco et al.      1985
  35.Valtaoja et al.      1985            36.Xie et al.           1991c
  37.Chisellini et al.    1986            38.Arp et al.           1979
  39.Persic et al.        1984            40.Wing                 1973
  41.Stickel et al.       1991            42.Giacani et al.       1988
  43.Smith et al.         1987            44.Craine               1977
  45.Impey et al.         1984            46.Burbidge et al.      1989
  47.Ledden et al.        1985            48.Hewitt et al         1987
  49.Kuhr et al.          1990            50.Smith et al          1987
  51.Golombek             1988            52.Xie et al.           1992
  53.Schalinski           1987            54.Angione et al        1971
  55.Baldes et al.        1980            56.Staubert et al.      1986
  57.Stein et al.         1976
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3.dat
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label       Explanations
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   1-  8  A8     ---     Designation Coordinate designation (1950)
  14- 22  A9     ---     Name
  25- 29  F5.2   mag     V(min)      Faintest apparent V magnitude
  36- 40  F5.3   ---     z           Redshift
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table4.dat table5.dat table6.dat
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label       Explanations
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   1-  8  A8     ---     Designation Coordinate designation (1950)
  17- 24  A8     ---     Name
  33- 37  F5.2   mag     Vmag        Apparent V magnitude
  44- 49  F6.4   ---     z           Redshift
      50  A1     ---     u_z         Uncertaincy flag on redshift
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(End)                                          Patricia Bauer [CDS]  30-Sep-1993

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