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Low and intermediate frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in black hole candidates are believed to be due to oscillations of the Comptonizing regions in an accretion flow. Assuming that the general structure of an accretion disk is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 Sudip K. Garain , Himadri Ghosh , Sandip K. Chakrabarti

We investigate spectro-temporal properties for two black hole X-ray binary sources, MAXI J1535$-$571 and H 1743$-$322, during their hard and hard-intermediate states. For MAXI J1535$-$571, we analyze Swift/XRT, NuSTAR and NICER…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-02 Divya Rawat , Nazma Husain , Ranjeev Misra

High-frequency twin peak quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) are observed in four microquasars, i.e., Galactic black hole binary systems, with frequency ratio very close to 3:2. In the microquasar GRS 1915+105, the structure of QPOs exhibits…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-14 Zdenek Stuchlik , Andrea Kotrlova , Gabriel Torok

In order to search for the evidence of quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in blazar, multicolor optical observations of the BL Lacertae object S5 0716+714 were performed from 2005 to 2012. For $I$ band on March 19 2010 with low variability…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-27 Shanwei Hong , Dingrong Xiong , Jinming Bai

Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are recurring bursts of soft X-rays from the nuclei of galaxies. Their physical origin is currently a subject of debate, with models typically invoking an orbiter around a massive black hole or disk…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-04 Dheeraj Pasham , Shubham Kejriwal , Eric Coughlin , Vojtěch Witzany , Alvin J. K. Chua , Michal Zajaček , Thomas Wevers , Yukta Ajay

A possible origin of kHz QPOs in low-mass X-ray binaries is proposed. Recent numerical MHD simulations of accretion disks with turbulent magnetic fields of MRI definitely show the presence of two-armed spiral structure in quasi-steady state…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-22 Shoji Kato , Mami Machida

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) with frequencies from $\sim0.05$-$30$ Hz are a common feature in the X-ray emission of accreting black hole binaries. As the QPOs originate from the innermost accretion flow, they provide the opportunity…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-11-23 J. van den Eijnden , A. Ingram , P. Uttley , S. E. Motta , T. M. Belloni , D. W. Gardenier

In this paper, we investigate for the first time the quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) that arise as a result of halting the Bondi-Hoyle-Lyttleton (BHL) accretion mechanism around a Kerr black hole. Unlike previous studies, which focused…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-19 Orhan Donmez

Kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (kHz QPOs) are probably caused by matter in Keplerian orbit at some preferred radius in the accretion disc around a compact star. In a given source, QPO frequencies can drift by a few hundred Hz…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mariano Mendez

Type-C QPOs in X-ray binaries have been often interpreted as a consequence of relativistic Lense-Thirring precession around a spinning black hole and they potentially offer a way to measure black hole spins and masses. The connection…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-10-25 S. E. Motta , A. Franchini , G. Lodato , G. Mastroserio

The remarkable discovery of kilohertz quasi-periodic brightness oscillations (QPOs) in the accretion-powered emission from some sixteen neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary systems has led to much speculation about and theoretical modeling of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Coleman Miller

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are very common in black hole accretion systems that are seen from the modulations in luminosity. Many supermassive black hole sources (e.g., RE J1034+396, 1H~0707-495, MCG-6-30-15, 1ES~1927+654,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-05 Indu K. Dihingia , Yosuke Mizuno

Context. Several instances of low frequency Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) have been reported in ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), including three in pulsating ones (PULXs) to date. The nature of many ULXs is still unclear, as are the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-05 Miljenko Čemeljić , Włodek Kluźniak , Sukalpa Kundu

The fast transitions between different types of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are generally observed in black hole transient sources (BHTs). We present a detailed study on the timing and spectral properties of the transitions of type-B…

Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are repeated X-ray flares from galactic nuclei. Despite some diversity in the recurrence and amplitude of eruptions, their striking regularity has motivated theorists to associate QPEs with orbital systems.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-02 R. Arcodia , I. Linial , G. Miniutti , A. Franchini , M. Giustini , M. Bonetti , A. Sesana , R. Soria , J. Chakraborty , M. Dotti , E. Kara , A. Merloni , G. Ponti , F. Vincentelli

Accreting neutron stars exhibit pulsed X-rays and complex temporal variability across multi-wavelengths and different timescales. This variability could be driven by various physical processes including instability or inhomogeneous motions…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-24 Wen Yang , Wei Wang

Spectral-timing analysis of the fast variability observed in X-rays is a powerful tool to study the physical and geometrical properties of the accretion/ejection flows in black-hole binaries. The origin of type-B quasi-periodic oscillations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-06 Federico García , Mariano Méndez , Konstantinos Karpouzas , Tomaso Belloni , Liang Zhang , Diego Altamirano

We present a study of the complex phase lag behavior of the low-frequency (<20 Hz) quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the X-ray transient and black-hole candidate XTE J1550-564 during its very high state. We distinguish two different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Rudy Wijnands , Jeroen Homan , Michiel van der Klis

We investigate the photometric variability of magnetized stars, particularly neutron stars, accreting through a magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor-type instability at the disk-magnetosphere interface, and compare it with the variability during stable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Akshay K. Kulkarni , Marina M. Romanova

We present a study of the properties of strong 0.8-3.0 Hz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) that occurred during 1997 RXTE observations of the microquasar GRS 1915+105 in the low-hard state. The high count rates allow us to track…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 John A. Tomsick , Philip Kaaret