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We analysed the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) data from a sample of bright accreting neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). With the aim of studying the quasi-periodic variability as a function of the accretion regime, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-19 S. E. Motta , A. Rouco-Escorial , E. Kuulkers , T. Muñoz-Darias , A. Sanna

We review methods for determination of "quasi-periods" (or "cycle length") of signals of low coherence. Such type of variability was called "cyclic" for semi-regular red variables, or "quasi-periodic oscillations" (QPO) for fast variability…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-01-01 Ivan L. Andronov , Lidia L. Chinarova

The observed quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in low-mass X-ray binaries have been suggested to be probably related to the characteristic oscillation modes in the inner part of a relativistic accretion disk. In this paper we study the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Xue-Bing Wu

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are an important key to understand the dynamic behavior of astrophysical objects during transient events like gamma-ray bursts, solar flares, and magnetar flares. Searches for QPOs often use the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-03-30 Moritz Huebner , Daniela Huppenkothen , Paul D. Lasky , Andrew R. Inglis

I report on the discovery of 34 new quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the prompt light curves of long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) from the Swift/BAT catalog: with one or more constant leading periods, as well as several chirping signals.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-14 Mariusz Tarnopolski

Quasi-biennial oscillations (QBO) are frequently observed in the solar activity indices. However, no clear physical mechanism for the observed variations has been suggested so far. Here we study the stability of magnetic Rossby waves in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 T. V. Zaqarashvili , M. carbonell , R. Oliver , J. L. Ballester

The discovery of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in magnetar giant flares has opened up prospects for neutron star asteroseismology. However, with only three giant flares ever recorded, and only two with data of sufficient quality to…

We study the time-evolution of axisymmetric oscillations of superfluid magnetars with a poloidal magnetic field and an elastic crust, working in Newtonian gravity. Extending earlier models, we study the effects of composition gradients and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 A. Passamonti , S. K. Lander

Blazars exhibit variable emission on diverse timescales. Some light curves show signs of quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs), which may encode clues regarding the physical processes behind the emission or point to supermassive binary black…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-24 M. A. Hashad , A. Hammad , Amr A. EL-Zant

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

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

We report the discovery of low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the power spectrum of the X-ray nova MAXI J1535-571 at the initial stage of its outburst in September 2017. Based on data from the SWIFT and INTEGRAL…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-18 I. A. Mereminskiy , S. A. Grebenev , A. V. Prosvetov , A. N. Semena

We investigated the quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) features in the accretion-powered X-ray pulsar Cen X-3 observed by Insight-HXMT. For two observations in 2020 when Cen X-3 was in an extremely soft state, the power density spectrum…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-28 Q. Liu , W. Wang , X. Chen , W. Yang , F. J. Lu , L. M. Song , J. L. Qu , S. Zhang , S. N. Zhang

We report the discovery of a quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) at 61.0+/-1.7 Hz with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer in the low-mass X-ray binary and persistently bright atoll source GX 13+1 (4U 1811-17). The QPO had an rms amplitude of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Jeroen Homan , Michiel van der Klis , Rudy Wijnands , Brian Vaughan , Erik Kuulkers

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

Millihertz quasi-periodic oscillations (mHz QPOs) observed in neutron-star low-mass X-ray binaries (NS LMXBs) are generally explained as marginally stable thermonuclear burning on the neutron star surface. We report the discovery of mHz…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-28 Kaho Tse , Duncan K. Galloway , Yi Chou , Alexander Heger , Hung-En Hsieh

A new model for the explanation of the high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in pulsars, black holes and white dwarfs is presented. Three circular tori are assumed to be present around the star: an inner torus with charge $Q_i$,…

General Physics · Physics 2009-03-21 Jacob Biemond

X-ray quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are a characteristic feature of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). These oscillations have been studied for decades and revealed a rich and complex phenomenology that is still not fully understood.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-28 F. M. Vincentelli , N. Bollemeijer , A. Veledina , D. Altamirano , Q. Bu , F. Carotenuto , P. Casella , Y. Cavecchi , R. Ma , G. Marcel , G. Mastroserio , S. Motta , L. Zhang

Transient quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are extremely interesting observational phenomena. However, the precise physical mechanisms leading to their generation are still hotly debated. We performed a systematic search for transient QPO…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-01 Junping Chen , Jinjie Yu , Weitian Huang , Nan Ding

We have carried out a systematic study of the properties of the kilo-Hertz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) observed in the X-ray emission of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary 4U1608-52, using archival data obtained with the Rossi…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Barret , W. Kluzniak , J. F. Olive , S. Paltani , G. K. Skinner