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Following the recent discovery of X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) coming from the nucleus of the galaxy GSN 069, here we report on the detection of QPEs in the active galaxy named RX J1301.9+2747. QPEs are rapid and recurrent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-15 Margherita Giustini , Giovanni Miniutti , Richard D. Saxton

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) have been discovered in the X-ray emission of many neutron stars and black holes. The QPOs with frequencies greater than about 300 Hz are thought to be produced near the surfaces of neutron stars and the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Frederick K. Lamb

The quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) found in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are a very interesting observational phenomenon implying an unknown physical mechanism around supermassive black holes. Several AGNs have been found to have QPO…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-17 Haoyang Zhang , Shenbang Yang , Benzhong Dai

In early 1996 a series of discoveries begun with NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer of a new, up to then unknown astrophysical phenomenon. It turned out that accreting low magnetic-field neutron stars show quasi-periodic oscillations in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 M. van der Klis

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 eruptions (QPEs) represent a novel population of extreme, repeating nuclear transients whose physical origins remain debated. A defining characteristic of QPEs has been their exclusive detection in the X-ray band, with…

We report the discovery of a new class of low frequency quasi--periodic variations of the X-ray flux in the X-ray bursters 4U1608-52 and 4U1636-536. We also report an occasional detection of a similar QPO in Aql X-1. The QPOs, associated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Revnivtsev , E. Churazov , M. Gilfanov , R. Sunyaev

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

Twin-peak quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are observed in several low-mass X-ray binary systems containing neutron stars (NSs). Timing analysis of X-ray fluxes of more than dozen of such systems reveals remarkable correlations between…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-27 Gabriel Török , Kateřina Goluchová , Eva Šrámková , Jiří Horák , Pavel Bakala , Martin Urbanec

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

Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) are luminous X-ray outbursts recurring on hour timescales, observed from the nuclei of a growing handful of nearby low-mass galaxies. Their physical origin is still debated, and usually modeled as (a)…

The relativistic plasma flows onto neutron stars that are accreting material from stellar companions can be used to probe strong-field gravity as well as the physical conditions in the supranuclear-density interiors of neutron stars. Plasma…

One of the most dramatic discoveries made so far with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer is that many accreting neutron stars with weak magnetic fields generate strong, remarkably coherent, high-frequency X-ray brightness oscillations. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. K. Lamb , M. C. Miller , D. Psaltis

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

We have constructed models of quasi-periodic variability of X-ray emission from accreting compact objects. Assuming a general scenario of a propagation model of variability, with inverse Compton upscatering as the emission mechanism, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. T. Zycki , M. Sobolewska

Long Period Transients (LPTs) are a recently identified class of sources characterized by periodic radio bursts lasting seconds to minutes, with flux densities that might reach several tens of Jy. These radio bursts repeat with periodicity…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-11 Nanda Rea , Natasha Hurley-Walker , Manisha Caleb

X-ray Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) are a recently discovered phenomenon associated with supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies. They are high amplitude soft X-ray flares that recur on timescales of hours, but what causes…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-11-17 Joheen Chakraborty , Erin Kara , Megan Masterson , Margherita Giustini , Giovanni Miniutti , Richard Saxton

Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are intense repeating soft X-ray bursts with recurrence times about a few hours to a few weeks from galactic nuclei. Though the debates on the origin of QPEs have not completely settled down, more and more…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-28 Cong Zhou , Binyu Zhong , Yuhe Zeng , Lei Huang , Zhen Pan

Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are rapid, recurring X-ray bursts from supermassive black holes, believed to result from interactions between accretion disks and surrounding matter. The galaxy SDSS1335+0728, previously stable for two…

Quasi periodic oscillations (QPO) seen in the X-ray fluxes of individual neutron stars and black hole sources are one of most intriguing phenomena in today's astrophysics. The QPO nature is visibly determined by super-strong Einstein's…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Marek A. Abramowicz