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Archival XMM-Newton data on the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 4051, taken in relatively high and low flux states, offer a unique opportunity to explore the complexity of its X-ray spectrum. We find the hard X-ray band to be significantly…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 K. A. Pounds , J. N. Reeves , A. R. King , K. L. Page

We have detected quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) near 1 kHz from the low mass X-ray binary 4U 0614+091 in observations with XTE. The observations span several months and sample the source over a large range of X-ray luminosity. In every…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 E. Ford , P. Kaaret , M. Tavani , D. Barret , P. Bloser , J. Grindlay , B. A. Harmon , W. S. Paciesas , S. N. Zhang

We present the results of a multi-epoch observational campaign on the mini-broad absorption line quasar (mini-BAL QSO) PG 1126-041 performed with XMM-Newton from 2004 to 2009. Time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy and simultaneous UV and X-ray…

We analyse a sample of 26 active galactic nuclei with deep XMM-Newton observations, using principal component analysis (PCA) to find model independent spectra of the different variable components. In total, we identify at least 12…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 M. L. Parker , A. C. Fabian , G. Matt , K. I. I. Koljonen , E. Kara , W. Alston , D. J. Walton , A. Marinucci , L. Brenneman , G. Risaliti

Variability of radio-emitting active galactic nuclei can be used to probe both intrinsic variations arising from shocks, flares, and other changes in emission from regions surrounding the central supermassive black hole, as well as…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-01-21 Hayley Bignall , Steve Croft , Talvikki Hovatta , Jun Yi Koay , Joseph Lazio , Jean-Pierre Macquart , Cormac Reynolds

We examine lengthy radio light curves of the flat spectrum radio galaxy 3C 454.3 for possible quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs). The data used in this work were collected at five radio frequencies, 4.8, 8.0, 14.5, 22.0, and 37.0 GHz…

We discuss the results of a campaign to monitor spectral variations in the low-luminosity Seyfert~1 galaxy NGC~4593, at X-rays, ultraviolet, optical and near IR frequencies. The observations and data analysis have been described in a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 M. Santos-Lleo , J. Clavel , P. Barr , I. S. Glass , D. Pelat , B. M. Peterson , G. Reichert

We have studied the dependence of the high frequency Quasi-periodic Oscillation (QPO) (~284 Hz) on the phase of the low frequency QPO (~6 Hz) in the black hole X-ray binary XTE J1550-564 in the observations of the Rossi X-ray Timing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 W. Yu , M. van der Klis , R. Fender

We present an analysis of the energy and frequency dependence of the Fourier time lags of the hectoHertz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) and of the QPOs at the frequency at which the power density spectrum shows a break in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-15 Marcio G. B. de Avellar , Mariano Méndez , Diego Altamirano , Andrea Sanna , Guobao Zhang

We present the Chandra discovery of soft diffuse X-ray emission in NGC 4151 (L[0.5-2keV]~10^{39} erg s$^{-1}$), extending ~2 kpc from the active nucleus and filling in the cavity of the HI material. The best fit to the X-ray spectrum…

We used the Z-transformed Discrete Correlation Function (ZDCF) and the Stochastic Process Estimation for AGN Reverberation (SPEAR) methods for the time series analysis of the continuum and the H${\alpha}$ and H${\beta}$ line fluxes of a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 A. Kovacevic , L. C. Popovic , A. I. Shapovalova , D. Ilic , A. N. Burenkov , V. H. Chavushyan

We report the discovery of a 1mHz optical quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in the candidate ultracompact low-mass X-ray binary 4U 0614+091. The ultra-low frequency QPO has no X-ray counterpart in contemporaneous RXTE/PCA data and is likely…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 Y. Zhang , R. I. Hynes , E. L. Robinson

The Neutron Star X-ray binary Sco X-1 is one of the brightest Z-type sources in our Galaxy, showing frequent periods of flaring activity and different types of relativistic outflows. Observations with RXTE have shown that the strongest…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-17 J. López-Miralles , S. E. Motta , J. C. A. Miller-Jones , J. Homan , J. Kajava , S. Migliari

We performed a systematic investigation of millihertz quasiperiodic oscillations (mHz QPOs) in the low-mass X-ray binary GS 1826$-$238 observed with {\it NICER} and {\it Insight}-HXMT. We discovered 37 time intervals exhibiting mHz QPOs out…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-11 Hua Xiao , Long Ji , Sergey Tsygankov , Yupeng Chen , Shu Zhang , Zhaosheng Li

We present a variability study of the black hole candidate and X-ray transient H1743-322 during its 2003/2004 outburst. We analyzed five Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer observations that were performed as part of a multi-wavelength campaign, as…

We present the results of a ~ 3 year campaign to monitor the low luminosity active galactic nucleus (LLAGN) NGC 7213 in the radio (4.8 and 8.4 GHz) and X-ray bands (2-10 keV). With a reported X-ray Eddington ratio of 7 x 10^-4 L_Edd, NGC…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-19 M. E. Bell , T. Tzioumis , P. Uttley , R. P. Fender , P. Arevalo , E. Breedt , I. McHardy , D. E. Calvelo , O. Jamil , E. Koerding

The nearby dwarf spiral galaxy NGC 4395 contains a broad-lined active galactic nucleus (AGN) of exceptionally low luminosity powered by accretion onto a central black hole of very low mass ($\sim10^4-10^5$ M$_\odot$). In order to constrain…

We report the discovery of time lags in the cross-spectra of the X-ray light curves of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 7469. This behavior is common in Galactic black hole and neutron star binaries, and is in the sense that harder X-rays are delayed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 I. E. Papadakis , K. Nandra , D. Kazanas

This paper combines data from the three preceding papers in order to analyze the multi-waveband variability and spectral energy distribution of the Seyfert~1 galaxy NGC~4151 during the December 1993 monitoring campaign. The source, which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 R. A. Edelson et al

We present the results from simultaneous observations of the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051 with the Chandra High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer and the HST Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph. The X-ray grating spectrum…

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