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Quasi Periodic Oscillation

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Unveiling Galactic Black Holes: Mysterious QPO Signals Expose New Features
science-and-technology2 years ago

Unveiling Galactic Black Holes: Mysterious QPO Signals Expose New Features

An international team of scientists has detected a quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) signal in the radio band from a Galactic black hole system, specifically the microquasar GRS 1915+105. This is the first time such a signal has been observed in microquasar systems, and it could provide evidence of a "jet" launched by a Galactic stellar-mass black hole. The QPO signal has a rough period of 0.2 seconds and appears under special physical conditions. Further observations are needed to fully understand these intriguing signals and their implications for black hole behavior.

Unveiling the Secrets of Galactic Black Holes: Astronomers' Latest Discoveries
astronomy2 years ago

Unveiling the Secrets of Galactic Black Holes: Astronomers' Latest Discoveries

Astronomers using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in China have discovered a quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) signal in the radio band from a galactic microquasar system, GRS 1915+105. This is the first time such a signal has been observed outside of the X-ray context. The QPO signal, with a period of 0.2 seconds, may provide evidence of activity from a jet launched by a galactic stellar-mass black hole. The researchers suggest that the misalignment between the black hole's spin axis and its accretion disk could be causing this effect. Further observations of microquasars will help unravel the mysteries of these QPO signals.