2005/09/08 by P. T. Życki, P. T. Zycki, M. Sobolewska · 7 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Amplitude #Astronomy #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics #Computational physics #Fourier analysis #Fourier transform #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Light curve #Modulation (music) #Optics #Photon #Physics #Plasma #Quantum mechanics #Spectral line #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09619.x
published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 364(3), 891-898 (Oxford University Press) · 8 pages, MNRAS, re-submitted
arxiv created 2005/09/08 · openalex publication_date 2005/10/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
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 have considered a number of cases for the periodic modulation: modulation of the plasma heating rate, cooling rate by external soft photons, and the amplitude of the reprocessed component. We have computed various observational characteristics which can be compared to good quality data.These include Fourier-frequency resolved spectra and results of cross-correlation analysis between light-curves at different energies. Each model of modulation predicts specific observational signatures, which help in identifying the physical processes driving QPO emission in accreting sources.