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The variability of X-rays observed from accreting black hole systems, including quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs), suggests a complex nonlinear dynamics in the corona. Here, we propose a new theoretical framework for this problem, based on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-11 Vanessa López-Barquero , Alejandro Jenkins , Christopher S. Reynolds , Andrew Fabian

We investigate the energy dependencies of X-ray quasi-periodic oscillations in black hole X-ray binaries. We analyze RXTE data on both the low- and high-frequency QPO. We construct the low-f QPO energy spectra, and demonstrate that they do…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. T. Zycki , M. A. Sobolewska , A. Niedzwiecki

We present the results of the timing analysis of five Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer observations of the Black Hole Candidate GRS 1915+105 between 1996 September and 1997 December. The aim was to investigate the possible presence of a type-B…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Paolo Soleri , Tomaso Belloni , Piergiorgio Casella

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

The dynamics and instability of the magnetized jets connected to jet acceleration are complicated and are not yet well understood. Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) as special timing features in black hole systems can directly probe…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-09 Jiashi Chen , Pengfu Tian , Wei Wang

Although low-frequency quasiperiodic oscillations (LFQPOs) are commonly detected in the X-ray light curves of accreting black hole X-ray binaries, their origin still remains elusive. In this study, we conduct phase-resolved spectroscopy in…

Observations with RXTE (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer) revealed the presence of High Frequency Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (HFQPOs) of the X-ray flux from several accreting stellar mass Black Holes. HFQPOs (and their counterparts at lower…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-17 Banafsheh Beheshtipour , Janie K. Hoormann , Henric Krawczynski

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 zoom in on the internal structure of the low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillation (LF QPO) often observed in black hole binary systems to investigate the physical nature of the lack of coherence in this feature. We show the limitations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 Pawel Lachowicz , Chris Done

We present a systematic study of the orbital inclination effects on black-hole transients fast time-variability properties. We have considered all the black-hole binaries that have been densely monitored by the Rossi XTE satellite. We find…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 S. E. Motta , P. Casella , M. Henze , T. Muñoz-Darias , A. Sanna , R. Fender , T. Belloni

We explain the millisecond variability detected by Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) in the X-ray emission from a number of low mass X-ray binary systems (Sco X-1, 4U1728-34, 4U1608-522, 4U1636-536, 4U0614+091, 4U1735-44, 4U1820-30, GX5-1…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Lev Titarchuk , Iosif Lapidus , Alex Muslimov

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

From data obtained from the PCA in the 2-11 keV and 11-30.5 keV energy range, GRS 1915+105 is seen during RXTE observations between 1996 May and October on two separate branches in a hardness intensity diagram. On the hard branch, GRS…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Xingming Chen , Jean H. Swank , Ronald E. Taam

We consider the inner regions of accretion disks surrounding black holes and neutron stars and investigate the nonlinear time dependent evolution of thermal-viscous instabilities. The viscous stress is assumed to be proportional to the gas…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 Xingming Chen , Ronald E. Taam

X-ray timing observations of accreting stellar mass black holes have shown that they can produce signals with such short time scales that we must be probing very close to the innermost stable circular orbit that is predicted by the theory…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-09-30 John A. Tomsick , Ronald A. Remillard , Jeroen Homan , Philip Kaaret , Didier Barret , Jeremy Schnittman

In this study, the behavior of high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) is investigated around a Kerr black hole immersed in a uniform Bertotti-Robinson magnetic field. The motion of the test particle is analyzed by determining the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-20 Hamza Rehman , Sanjar Shaymatov , Saddam Hussain , Tao Zhu

The high time resolution and large area of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer have been essential in the detection and characterization of high-frequency quasi-periodic variability in the flux from neutron stars in low-mass X-ray binaries. An…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Coleman Miller

We present an analysis of highly magnetized neutron stars "magnetars", in search for high frequency oscillations in the recurrent emission from the soft gamma repeater SGR 1806-20, and we discuss the physical interpretation of these…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-08-25 Ahmed M. El-Mezeini

We briefly review the properties and physical consequences of quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) seen on many occasions in the X-ray emission from black-hole binary systems. We also report on the discovery of QPOs at 164 and 328 Hz in…

We compile observations of high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) around black holes, both stellar and supermassive, and compare their positions in the parameter space of black hole mass, spin, and oscillation frequency. We find…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-04 Krista Lynne Smith , Celia R. Tandon , Robert V. Wagoner
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