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We detected a possible quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) of ~ 71 days in the 0.1 -- 300 GeV gamma-ray Fermi-LAT light curve of the high redshift flat spectrum radio quasar B2 1520+31. We identify and confirm that quasi-period by Lomb Scargle…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-27 Alok C. Gupta , Ashutosh Tripathi , Paul J. Wiita , Pankaj Kushwaha , Zhongli Zhang , Cosimo Bambi

In this work, we analyzed the long term gamma-ray data by a Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT) of blazar S2 0109+22, ranging from 2008 to 2023. The quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) of blazars aided in investigating the physical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-17 Haoyang Zhang , Fan Wu , Benzhong Dai

A 2.1-year periodic oscillation of the gamma-ray flux from the blazar PG 1553+113 has previously been tentatively identified in almost 7 year of data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope. After 15 years of Fermi sky-survey observations,…

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

While there has been an increase in interest in the possibility of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in blazars, the search has hitherto been restricted to sources with well-sampled light curves. Objects with light curves that include gaps…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-18 M. A. Hashad , Amr A. El-Zant , Y. Abdou , H. M. Badran

The BL Lac PG 1553+113 has been continuously monitored in gamma rays with Fermi-LAT for over 9 years. Its updated light curve now includes 5 iterations of a main pattern comprising a high peak and a longer trough, with a period P \sim 2.2…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-21 Marco Tavani , Alfonso Cavaliere , Pere Munar-Adrover , Andrea Argan

We report for the first time a gamma-ray and multi-wavelength nearly-periodic oscillation in an active galactic nucleus. Using the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) we have discovered an apparent quasi-periodicity in the gamma-ray flux (E…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-02 The Fermi LAT collaboration , M. Ackermann , M. Ajello , A. Albert , W. B. Atwood , L. Baldini , J. Ballet , G. Barbiellini , D. Bastieri , J. Becerra Gonzalez , R. Bellazzini , E. Bissaldi , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , R. Bonino , E. Bottacini , J. Bregeon , P. Bruel , R. Buehler , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , R. Caputo , M. Caragiulo , P. A. Caraveo , E. Cavazzuti , C. Cecchi , A. Chekhtman , J. Chiang , G. Chiaro , S. Ciprini , J. Cohen-Tanugi , J. Conrad , S. Cutini , F. D'Ammando , A. De Angelis , F. De Palma , R. Desiante , L. Di Venere , A. Dominguez , P. S. Drell , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan , E. C. Ferrara , W. B. Focke , L. Fuhrmann , Y. Fukazawa , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Giglietto , P. Giommi , F. Giordano , M. Giroletti , G. Godfrey , D. Green , I. A. Grenier , J. E. Grove , S. Guiriec , A. K. Harding , E. Hays , J. W. Hewitt , A. B. Hill , D. Horan , T. Jogler , G. Johannesson , A. S. Johnson , T. Kamae , M. Kuss , S. Larsson , L. Latronico , J. Li , L. Li , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , J. Magill , S. Maldera , A. Manfreda , W. Max-Moerbeck , M. Mayer , M. N. Mazziotta , J. E. Mcenery , P. F. Michelson , T. Mizuno , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , E. Nuss , M. Ohno , T. Ohsugi , R. Ojha , N. Omodei , E. Orlando , J. F. Ormes , D. Paneque , T. J. Pearson , J. S. Perkins , M. Perri , M. Pesce-Rollins , V. Petrosian , F. Piron , G. Pivato , T. A. Porter , S. Raino' , R. Rando , M. Razzano , A. Readhead , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , A. Schulz , C. Sgro' , E. J. Siskind , F. Spada , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , D. J. Suson , H. Takahashi , J. B. Thayer , D. J. Thompson , L. Tibaldo , D. F. Torres , G. Tosti , E. Troja , Y. Uchiyama , G. Vianello , K. S. Wood , M. Wood , S. Zimmer , A. Berdyugin , R. H. D. Corbet , T. Hovatta , E. Lindfors , K. Nilsson , R. Reinthal , A. Sillanpaa , A. Stamerra , L. O. Takalo , M. J. Valtonen

We have searched quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) for BL Lac PKS J2134-0153 in the 15 GHz radio light curve announced by the Owens Valley Radio Observatory 40-m telescope during the period from 2008-01-05 to 2019-05-18, utilizing the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-31 Guowei Ren , Nan Ding , Xiong Zhang , Rui Xue , Hao-Jing Zhang , Ding-Rong Xiong , Fu-Ting Li , Hui Li

PG1553+113 has drawn significant attention for its quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in gamma-ray variability, though the origin of its variability remains uncertain. In this study, we propose a physical mechanism to explain the observed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-28 Haiyun Zhang , Dahai Yan , Li Zhang , Niansheng Tang

We conducted a comprehensive variability analysis of the blazar PKS 2255-282 using Fermi-LAT observations spanning over four years, from MJD 57783.5 to 59358.5. Our analysis revealed a transient quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) with a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-26 Ajay Sharma , Anuvab Banerjee , Avik Kumar Das , Avijit Mandal , Debanjan Bose

Blazar PG 1553+113 is thought to be a host of supermassive black hole binary (SMBHB) system. A 2.2-year quasi-periodicity in the $\gamma$-ray light curve was detected, possibly result of jet precession. Motivated by the previous studies…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-03 Shifeng Huang , Hongxing Yin , Shaoming Hu , Xu Chen , Yunguo Jiang , Sofya Alexeeva , Yifan Wang

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) have been detected in many Fermi-detected bright blazars. In this letter, we report multiple QPOs detected in a non-blazar AGN PKS 0521-36 searched over the entire 15 years of Fermi-LAT data. QPOs are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-21 Ajay Sharma , Raj Prince , Debanjan Bose

Based on the long-term light curves collected from the Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) (from 2005 to 2013) and the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) (from 2014 to 2018), optical quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) about 300 days…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-17 Qi Zheng , Xueguang Zhang , Qirong Yuan

PG 1553+113 is the first blazar showing an approximately two-year quasi-periodic pattern in its gamma-ray light curve. Such quasi-periodicity might have a geometrical origin, possibly related to the precessing nature of the jet, or could be…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-19 Rocco Lico , J. Liu , M. Giroletti , M. Orienti , J. L. Gomez , B. G. Piner , N. R. MacDonald , F. D'Ammando , A. Fuentes

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) originating from innermost regions of blazars can provide unique perspective of some of the burning issues in blazar studies including disk-jet connection, launch of relativistic jets from the central…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-06-12 Gopal Bhatta

PG~1553+113 is the blazar with the most-significantly detected periodic patter in its multiwavelength (MWL) emission, making it one of the most promising candidates for hosting a supermassive black hole binary. However, the presence of this…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-08 P. Peñil , N. Torres-Albà , L. Marcotulli , A. Domínguez , M. Ajello , A. Rico , S. Buson , S. Adhikari

Evidence for the presence of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the optical polarization of the blazar PKS 2155-304, during a period of enhanced gamma-ray brightness, is presented. The periodogram of the polarized flux revealed the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-03 N. W. Pekeur , A. R. Taylor , S. B. Potter , R. C. Kraan-Korteweg

We present a study on the detection and characterization of transient quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the $\gamma$-ray emission of blazars 4C +31.03, MG1 J123931+0443, and PKS 1622$-$253. Using light curves derived from \textit{Fermi}…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-11 P. Penil , J. Otero-Santos , A. Circiello , A. Banerjee , S. Buson , A. Rico , M. Ajello , S. Adhikari

The physical origin of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in blazars remains debated, with geometric and plasma-driven scenarios as the main competing interpretations. Discriminating between them requires probing variability beyond flux…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-25 Elena Madero , Alberto Domínguez

In our recent investigation, we utilized a century's worth of archival optical data to search for a decade-long periodicity from the blazar PG 1553+113, finding a hint of a 22-yr period. Building on this foundation, the current study…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-03 Sagar Adhikari , Pablo Peñil , Alberto Domínguez , Marco Ajello , Sara Buson , Alba Rico
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