A Systematic Search for Periodicities in RXTE/ASM Data
Astrophysics
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
We present the results of a systematic search in 8.5 years of Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer All-Sky Monitor data for evidence of periodicities. The search was conducted by application of the Lomb-Scargle periodogram to the light curves of each of 458 actually or potentially detected sources in each of four energy bands (1.5-3 keV, 3-5 keV, 5-12 keV, and 1.5-12 keV). A whitening technique was applied to the periodograms before evaluation of the statistical significance of the powers. We discuss individual detections with focus on relatively new findings.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0512529,
title = {A Systematic Search for Periodicities in RXTE/ASM Data},
author = {Linqing Wen and Alan M. Levine and Robin H. D. Corbet and Hale V. Bradt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0512529},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
61 pages, 32 figures, accepted for publication in ApJS