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radio loudness: a standalone construct

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Extragalactic astronomy

the ratio of radio to optical flux of an active galaxy, used to separate radio-loud from radio-quiet quasars.

In extragalactic astronomy, radio loudness refers to the ratio of radio to optical flux of an active galaxy, used to separate radio-loud from radio-quiet quasars. This meaning comes from Kellermann (1989) in The Astronomical Journal.[1]

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  1. Kellermann, K. I., Sramek, R., Schmidt, M., Shaffer, D. B., & Green, R. (1989). VLA observations of objects in the Palomar Bright Quasar Survey. The Astronomical Journal, 98, 1195. https://doi.org/10.1086/115207

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