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We present a model for the short timescale spectral variability of accreting black holes. It describes well the time-averaged spectra as well as temporal characteristics such as power-density spectrum, time/phase lags, and coherence…

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In October 2024, The object BL Lac experienced a brightest flaring event in gamma-ray ($>$100 MeV) with a historical $\gamma$-ray flux of $\sim$10$^{-5}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$. Soon after the event was followed across the waveband and in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-29 Joysankar Majumdar , Sakshi Maurya , Raj Prince

Studying simultaneous optical and X-ray light curves of radio-quiet AGN can help to probe the relationship between very different physical components - the cool, optically thick disk and hot, optically thin corona. Here, we review the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Uttley

We have examined simultaneous X-ray and optical light curves of a sample of eight nearby Seyfert 1 galaxies observed using the EPIC X-ray cameras and Optical Monitor on board XMM. The observations span ~1 day and revealed optical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Smith , S. Vaughan

We report on the variability of the iron K emission line in the Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG--6-30-15 during a four-day ASCA observation. The line consists of a narrow core at an energy of about 6.4 keV, and a broad red wing extending to below 5…

We investigate the plausible history of the XUV luminosity evolution of the planet-hosting M4 star GJ 1132 (~0.2 solar masses) to infer the cumulative incident XUV flux intercepted by the short-period (~1.6 d) Earth-sized transiting planet…

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We present the first results from a detailed analysis of a new, long ($\sim100$ ks) XMM-Newton observation of the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy PG 1404$+$226 which showed a large-amplitude, rapid X-ray variability by a factor of $\sim7$ in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-29 Labani Mallick , Gulab C. Dewangan

We report on the detection of hard (2-10 keV) X-ray variability in the starburst galaxy M82 over the course of 9 ASCA observations. Long-term variability occurred on a time scale of days, with a change in flux by a factor of up to 4,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Ptak , R. Griffiths

Many Seyfert galaxies are known to exhibit significant X-ray spectral variations and seemingly broad iron K-emission line features. In this paper, we show that the "variable partial covering model", which has been successfully proposed for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-23 Naoki Iso , Ken Ebisawa , Hiroaki Sameshima , Misaki Mizumoto , Takehiro Miyakawa , Hajime Inoue , Hiroki Yamasaki

We have investigated the variability of the binary X-ray pulsar, SMC X-1, in data from several X-ray observatories. We confirm the ~60-day cyclic variation of the X-ray flux in the long-term monitoring data from the RXTE and CGRO…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 P. S. Wojdowski , G. W. Clark , A. M. Levine , J. W. Woo , S. N. Zhang

We report on a three-year program of coordinated X-ray and optical monitoring of the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051. The rapid continuum variations observed in the X-ray spectra are not detected in the optical, although the X-ray and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 B. M. Peterson , I. M. McHardy , B. J. Wilkes

A statistical analysis of almost 50000 soft X-ray (SXR) flares observed by GOES during the period 1976-2000 is presented. On the basis of this extensive data set, statistics on temporal properties of soft X-ray flares, such as duration,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Veronig , M. Temmer , A. Hanslmeier , W. Otruba , M. Messerotti

A multiwavelength temporal and spectral analysis of flares of 3C 279 during November 2017--July 2018 are presented in this work. Three bright gamma-ray flares were observed simultaneously in X-ray and Optical/UV along with a prolonged…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-04 Raj Prince

We present the Chandra 25-year Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) X-ray flare catalog: a systematic analysis of 6.8 Ms of Sgr A* monitoring spanning the Chandra X-ray Observatory's mission lifetime. This is the most complete Chandra Sgr A* X-ray flare…

We report optical, radio and X-ray observations of the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy RX J1702.5+3247. The soft (0.1-2 keV) X-ray flux, measured by BeppoSAX, is characterized by strong variability on short time scales (< 500 sec). The most…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 M. Gliozzi , W. Brinkmann , S. A. Laurent-Muehleisen , E. C. Moran , J. Whalen

The nature of the hard X-ray source XSSJ12270-4859 is still unclear though it was claimed to be a magnetic Cataclysmic Variable. We here present a broad-band X-ray and gamma ray study based on a recent XMM-Newton observation and archival…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 D. de Martino , M. Falanga , J. -M. Bonnet-Bidaud , T. Belloni , M. Mouchet , N. Masetti , I. Andruchow , S. A. Cellone , K. Mukai , G. Matt

We present an updated catalog of 113 X-ray flares detected by Swift in the ~33% of the X-ray afterglows of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB). 43 flares have a measured redshift. For the first time the analysis is performed in 4 different X-ray energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 G. Chincarini , J. Mao , R. Margutti , M. G. Bernardini , C. Guidorzi , F. Pasotti , D. Giannios , M. Della Valle , A. Moretti , P. Romano , P. D'Avanzo , G. Cusumano , P. Giommi

We have studied the rapid X-ray variability of three extragalactic TeV gamma-ray sources; Mrk 421, Mrk 501 and PKS 2155-304. Analyzing the X-ray light curves obtained from ASCA and/or RXTE observations between 1993 and 1998, we have…

We present the discovery of eclipses in the X-ray light curves of the X-ray binary Swift J1858.6-0814. From these, we find an orbital period of $P=76841.3_{-1.4}^{+1.3}$ s ($\approx21.3$ hours) and an eclipse duration of $t_{\rm…