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We report the discovery of milli-hertz (mHz) quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) and QPO-modulated pulsations during large X-ray flares from the high-mass X-ray binary pulsar LMC X-4 using data from the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE).…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Dae-Sik Moon , Stephen. S. Eikenberry

We try to understand the quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in low-mass neutron-star and black-hole X-ray binaries by a resonance model in warped disks with precession. Our main concern is high-frequency QPOs, hectohertz QPOs, and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Shoji Kato

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

In observations with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer we have discovered quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) near 1 kHz from 4U 1705-44, a low--mass X-ray binary with a neutron star classified as an atoll source. In six separate observations,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Eric C. Ford , Michiel van der Klis , Philip Kaaret

The discovery of quasi-periodic brightness oscillations (QPOs) in the X-ray emission accompanying the giant flares of the soft gamma-ray repeaters SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14 has led to intense speculation about their nature and what they…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-21 M. Coleman Miller , Cecilia Chirenti , Tod Strohmayer

In this work, we report evidence suggesting the potential future detection of a month-scale quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in the gamma-ray light curve of OP 313. We analysed almost 16.8 years of Fermi-LAT gamma-ray data and applied the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-30 Sandeep Kumar Mondal , Shubham Kishore , Alok C. Gupta , Gwenael Giacinti

We report the discovery with the EPIC CCD cameras onboard XMM-Newton of a 54 mHz quasiperiodic oscillation (QPO) in the > 2 keV X-ray flux from an ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in the starburst galaxy M82. This is the first detection of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Tod E. Strohmayer , Richard F. Mushotzky

This study explores the detection of Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) in blazars as a method to identify kink events within their jets, utilizing both $\gamma$-ray and polarized light observations. Focusing on a sample of 9 blazars, we…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-15 P. Peñil , H. Zhang , J. Otero-Santos , M. Ajello , S. Buson , S. Adhikari , A. Rico , J. Escudero Pedrosa , I. Agudo , D. Morcuende , A. Sota , V. Casanova , F. J. Aceituno

This study aims to detect and characterize quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) signals in X-ray observations of NGC 4151. We employed the Weighted Wavelet Z-transform (WWZ) and Lomb-Scargle periodogram (LSP) methods for our analysis. QPO…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-25 Yan Yongkang , Zhang Peng , Lu Zhou , Bao Tong , Liu Dejian , Liu Gaochao , Liu Qingzhong , Yan Jingzhi , Zeng Xiangyun

Kilohertz quasi-periodic brightness oscillations (kHz QPOs) observed in certain X-ray burst sources may represent Keplerian frequencies in the inner regions of the accretion disk in such systems. If this assumption is strictly adhered to,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Bhaskar Datta , Arun V. Thampan , Ignazio Bombaci

We have discovered rapid Quasi Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) in RXTE/PCA measurements of the pulsating tail of the 27th December 2004 giant flare of SGR 1806-20. QPOs at about 92.5Hz are detected in a 50s interval starting 170s after the…

Fast time variability is the most prominent characteristic of accreting systems and the presence of quasi periodic oscillations (QPOs) is a constant in all accreting systems, from cataclysmic variables to AGNs, passing through black hole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-05-25 S. E. Motta

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

X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are a novel addition to the group of extragalactic transients. In this work, we report the discovery of two further galaxies showing QPEs, eRO-QPE3 and eRO-QPE4, with the eROSITA X-ray telescope on…

The Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer observed the soft X-Ray transient Aql X-1 during its outburst in February and March 1997. We report the discovery of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in its persistent flux with frequencies in the range of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 W. Zhang , K. Jahoda , R. L. Kelley , T. E. Strohmayer J. H. Swank , S. N. Zhang

Seyfert galaxies have traditionally been classified as radio-quiet active galactic nuclei. A proper consideration of the nuclear optical emission however proves that a majority of Seyferts are radio-loud. Kpc-scale radio lobes/bubbles are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-03-13 P. Kharb , V. Singh , J. F. Gallimore , C. H. Ishwara-Chandra

In the narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0707-495, recently a transient quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) signal with a frequency of $\sim 2.6\times 10^{-4}$ Hz has been detected at a high statistical significance. Here, we reanalyze the same…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-21 Peng-Fei Zhang , Peng Zhang , Neng-Hui Liao , Jing-Zhi Yan , Yi-Zhong Fan , Qing-Zhong Liu

Kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations or kHz QPOs occur on the orbital timescale of the inner accretion flow and may carry signatures of the physics of strong gravity (c$^{2}$ ~ GM/R) and possibly clues to constraining the neutron star…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-06-26 Jon Troyer , Edward Cackett , Philippe Peille , Didier Barret

We briefly review the properties and physical consequences of quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) seen on many occasions in the X-ray emission from black-hole binary systems. We also report on the discovery of QPOs at 164 and 328 Hz in…

Recent observations of accreting black holes reveal the presence of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) in the optical power density spectra. The corresponding oscillation periods match those found in the X-rays, implying a common origin.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-11-25 Alexandra Veledina , Juri Poutanen , Adam Ingram