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We suggest a possible explanation for the high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in black hole low mass X-ray binaries. By solving the perturbation general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic equations, we find two stable modes of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 Chang-Sheng Shi , Xiang-Dong Li

We apply epicyclic resonances to the magnetic connection (MC) of a black hole (BH) with a relativistic accretion disc, interpreting the high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (HFQPOs) with 3:2 pairs observed in three BH X-ray binaries.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Chang-Yin Huang , Zhao-Ming Gan , Jiu-Zhou Wang , Ding-Xiong Wang

A model of low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (LFQPOs) of black hole X-ray binaries (BHXBs) is proposed based on the perturbed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations of accretion disk. It turns out that the LFQPOs frequencies of some…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 Zhi-Yun Wang , Chang-Yin Huang , Ding-Xiong Wang , Jiu-Zhou Wang

The origin of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in black hole accretion flow remains uncertain, particularly regarding the role of magnetic field configurations in shaping disk structure and variability signatures. We investigate this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-28 Jing-Ze Xia , Hong-Xuan Jiang , Indu K. Dihingia , Yosuke Mizuno

A model for 3:2 high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (HFQPOs) with 3:2 pairs observed in four black hole X-ray binaries (BHXBs) is proposed by invoking the epicyclic resonances with the magnetic connection (MC) between a spinning…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-02-03 Chang-Yin Huang , Yong-Chun Ye , Ding-Xiong Wang , Yang Li

A number of black hole X-ray transients show quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the optical (ultraviolet) and X-ray bands at the same frequency, which challenge models for production of radiation at these wavelengths. We propose a model…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-18 Alexandra Veledina , Juri Poutanen

The physical origin of high-frequency QPOs (HFQPOs) in black-hole X-ray binaries remains an enigma despite many years of detailed observational studies. Although there exists a number of models for HFQPOs, many of these are simply "notions"…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Dong Lai , Wen Fu , David Tsang , Jiri Horak , Cong Yu

(abridged) In this paper we extend the idea suggested previously by Petri (2005a,b) that the high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations observed in low-mass X-ray binaries may be explained as a resonant oscillation of the accretion disk…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 J. Petri

An analytic model of rotating hot spot is proposed to explain kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (kHz QPO) in X-ray binaries, which is based on the magnetic coupling (MC) of a rotating black hole (BH) with its surrounding accretion disc.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. X. Wang , R. Y. Ma , W. H. Lei , G. Z. Yao

Black-hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs) in the hard and hard-intermediate spectral (and temporal) states exhibit in their power spectra characteristic frequencies called type-C quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs). Various models that can explain…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-29 A. Mastichiadis , M. Petropoulou , N. D. Kylafis

The study of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) of X-ray flux observed in the stellar-mass black hole binaries can provide a powerful tool for testing of the phenomena occurring in strong gravity regime. The high frequency (HF) QPOs usually…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-01-10 Martin Kološ , Arman Tursunov , Zdeněk Stuchlík

The shocked wave created on the accretion disk after different physical phenomena (accretion flows with pressure gradients, star-disk interaction etc.) may be responsible observed Quasi Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) in $X-$ray binaries. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Orhan Donmez

We argue, following our earlier works (the "CEBZMC model"), that the phenomenon of twin peak high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) observed in black hole X-ray binaries is caused by magnetic coupling (MC) between accretion disk…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ding-Xiong Wang , Yong-Chun Ye , Chang-Yin Huang

Observations from the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer have shown the existence of high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (HFQPOs) in the X-ray flux from accreting black hole binary systems. In at least two systems, these HFQPOs come in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jeremy D. Schnittman , Edmund Bertschinger

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

Quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) has been detected in several accreting supermassive black hole (SMBH) systems, including active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and tidal disruption events (TDEs). However, despite that several models have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-16 Yiyang Lin , Erlin Qiao , Jifeng Liu , Meng Guo , Zikun Lin

Low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (LFQPOs) have been routinely observed in black hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs). These LFQPOs can be explained by axisymmetric shock oscillation in accretion flow around a rotating black hole. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-15 Chandra B. Singh , Santanu Mondal , David Garofalo

We propose a model to explain a puzzling 3:2 frequency ratio of high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (HFQPOs) in black hole (BH) X-ray binaries, GRO J1655-40, GRS 1915+105 and XTE J1550-564. In our model a non-axisymmetric magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 Ding-Xiong Wang , Yong-Chun Ye , Guo-Zheng Yao , Ren-Yi Ma

Kilohertz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) have been detected in many accreting X-ray binaries. It has been suggested that the highest QPO frequencies observed in the modulation of the X-ray flux reflect a non-linear resonance between two…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Gabriel Torok , Marek A. Abramowicz , Wlodek Kluzniak , Zdenek Stuchlik

Fast time variability is the most prominent characteristic of accreting systems and the presence of quasi periodic oscillations (QPOs) is a constant in all accreting systems, from cataclysmic variables to AGNs, passing through black hole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-05-25 S. E. Motta
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