QSOs and RR Lyrae in Pan-STARRS1 3{pi} Data

PS1 has observed the sky typically seven times in each of its five bands (grizy) over 3.5 years, but unlike SDSS, not simultaneously across the bands. We developed a new approach for quantifying statistical properties of non-simultaneous, sparse, multi-color light curves through light curve structure functions, effectively turning PS1 into a {sim}35-epoch survey.

We use this approach to estimate variability amplitudes and timescales for point sources brighter than r_P1_=21.5 mag in the survey. On this basis we provide a catalog of all likely variable point sources and likely QSOs in PS1.