Search for intraday radio variability in EGRET blazars
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We present results of intraday variability observations at 5 GHz of the EGRET blazars 0202+14, 0235+16, 2230+11, and 2251+15. The BL-Lac object 0235+16 presented flux density variations of ∼ 7 % over timescales of ∼ 1.3 days. The source 0202+14 was also variable, although with smaller amplitudes. The behaviour of 0235+16 at short timescales is almost identical to that presented in previous intraday observations carried out in 1990, when the flux density of the source was 4 times higher. We discuss the possible origin of the ultra rapid radio variability in these sources within different possible scenarios.
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