ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 09 02 8 v 1 1 S ep 1 99 9 Accepted by the P . A . S . P .
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We report on one year of photometric monitoring of the ultraluminous BAL quasar APM 08279+5255. The temporal sampling reveals that this gravitationally lensed system has brightened by ∼0.2 mag in 100 days. Two potential causes present themselves; either the variability is intrinsic to the quasar, or it is the result of microlensing by stars in a foreground system. The data is consistent with both hypotheses and further monitoring is required before either case can be conclusively confirmed. We demonstrate, however, that gravitational microlensing can not play a dominant role in explaining the phenomenal properties exhibited by APM 08279+5255. The identification of intrinsic variability, coupled with the simple gravitational lensing configuration, would suggest that APM 08279+5255 is a potential ‘golden lens’ from which the cosmological parameters can be derived and is worthy of a monitoring program at high spatial resolution. Subject headings: Quasars: Individual (APM 08279+5255), Gravitational Lensing
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تاریخ انتشار 1999