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RX J1301.9+2747 is an ultrasoft active galactic nucleus (AGN) with unusual X-ray variability that is characterized by a long quiescent state and a short-lived flare state. The X-ray flares are found to recur quasi-periodically on a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-04 J. R. Song , X. W. Shu , L. M. Sun , Y. Q. Xue , C. Jin , W. J. Zhang , N. Jiang , L. M. Dou , T. G. Wang

The discovery rate of fast radio bursts (FRBs) is increasing dramatically thanks to new radio facilities. Meanwhile, wide-field instruments such as the 47 deg$^2$ Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) survey the optical sky to study transient and…

The fascination with the blazar OJ 287 stems not only from its status as a prominent candidate for a close supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary, but also because of the thermal bremsstrahlung origin proposed for its giant optical…

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We analyze the quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) of the historical light curve of FSRQs PKS 0405-385 detected by the Fermi LAT from August 2008 to November 2021. To identify and determine the QPO signal of PKS 0405-385 in the $\gamma$-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-15 Yunlu Gong , Liancheng Zhou , Min Yuan , Haiyun Zhang , Tingfeng Yi , Jun Fang

The OVRO 40-m telescope has been monitoring the 15 GHz radio flux density of over 1200 blazars since 2008. The 15 GHz light curve of the flat spectrum radio quasar J1359+4011 shows a strong and persistent quasi-periodic oscillation. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-17 O. G. King , T. Hovatta , W. Max-Moerbeck , D. L. Meier , T. J. Pearson , A. C. S. Readhead , R. Reeves , J. L. Richards , M. C. Shepherd

We present a comprehensive timing analysis on the Be/X-ray binary pulsar RX J0440.9+4431 using observations from \textit{NICER} and \textit{Insight}-HXMT during the 2022--2023 outburst. The power density spectrum (PDS) of RX J0440.9+4431…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-02-23 P. P. Li , L. Tao , R. C. Ma , M. Y. Ge , Q. C. Zhao , S. J. Zhao , L. Zhang , Q. C. Bu , L. D. Kong , Y. L. Tuo , L. Ji , S. Zhang , J. L. Qu , S. N. Zhang , Y. Huang , X. Ma , W. T. Ye , Q. C. Shui

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

The search for periodic signals from blazars has become an actively pursued field of research in recent years. This is because periodic signals bring us information about the processes occurring near the innermost regions of blazars, which…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-02-11 Gopal Bhatta

We report a 325(-7, +8) day quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in the X-ray emission of the blazar Mkn 421, based on data obtained with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The QPO is seen prominently in the ASM data (at least 15 cycles),…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-05 Evan Smith , Lani Oramas , Eric Perlman

We analyze the time variability of the X-ray emission of RE J1034+396, an active galactic nucleus with the first firm detection of a quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO). Based on the results of a wavelet analysis, we find a drift in the QPO…

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We examine the 2008-2016 $\gamma$-ray and optical light curves of three bright BL Lac objects, 0716+714, MRK 421, BL Lac, which exhibit large structured variability. We searched for periodicities by using a fully Bayesian approach. For two…

PG 1553+113 is a well-known blazar exhibiting evidence of a $\sim\! 2.2$-yr quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in radio, optical, X-ray, and $\gamma$-ray bands. Since QPO mechanisms often predict multiple QPOs, we search for a second QPO in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-17 Sagar Adhikari , Pablo Penil , John Ryan Westernacher-Schneider , Alberto Dominguez , Marco Ajello , Sara Buson , Alba Rico , Jonathan Zrake

We continuously monitored the blazar S5 0716+714 in the optical $g$, $r$ and $i$ bands from Nov. 10, 2017 to Jun. 06, 2019. The total number of observations is 201 nights including 26973 data points. This is a very large quasi-simultaneous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-01 Dingrong Xiong , Jinming Bai , Junhui Fan , Dahai Yan , Minfeng Gu , Xuliang Fan , Jirong Mao , Nan Ding , Rui Xue , Weimin Yi

The fast blue optical transients (FBOTs) are a new population of extragalactic transients of unclear physical origin. A variety of mechanisms have been proposed including failed supernova explosion, shock interaction with a dense medium,…

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

In this manuscript, a 6.4yr optical quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) is detected in the quasar SDSS J075217.84+193542.2 (=\obj) at a redshift 0.117, of which 13.6yr-long light curve from CSS and ASAS-SN directly described by a sinusoidal…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-09 XueGuang Zhang

We report the timing results with Insight-HXMT observations of X-ray binary IGR J19294+1816 during its 2019 Type I outburst at the decline phase shortly following its peak. We analyze the light curves and power density spectrum (PDS) of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-09 Wen Yang , Wei Wang

A comprehensive analysis of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in the gamma-ray emissions of blazars. Utilizing 15 years of Fermi-LAT observations of seven blazars in our sample, we identify both long-term and transient quasi-periodic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-30 Ajay Sharma , Sakshi Chaudhary , Aishwarya Sarath , Debanjan Bose

The observation data of blazar 1ES 1426 + 42.8 were obtained using the 1.02 m optical telescope of Yunnan Observatories during $2021$ to $2023$. Intraday variability (IDV) is detected on seven nights. We use the turbulent model to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-09-12 X. Chang , D. R. Xiong , T. F. Yi , C. X. Liu , G. Bhatta , J. R. Xu , Y. L. Gong

We have performed a structure function analysis of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer All Sky Monitor data to search for variability in 24 blazars using data trains that each exceed 12 years. Although 20 of them show nominal periods though…

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