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Name: Uncovering the mechanism behind quasi-periodic oscillations in black holes
Published: 2015-10-22T22:00:00Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo

Proposal ID	072440
Title	Uncovering the mechanism behind quasi-periodic oscillations in black holes
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0724400501 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0724401901
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-f4vxdxq
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Adam Ingram
Abstract	We propose a triggered 200ks XMM-Newton observation of a high inclination blackhole binary in the hard intermediate state. This will allow us to constrain acharacteristic shift in the iron line profile between the rising and fallingphases of the quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) observed in these objects. Sucha property is a necessary and sufficient condition of a QPO driven by precessionin the inner regions of the accretion flow and is predicted by our model whichinvokes the relativistic effect of frame dragging. The model predicts the QPOphase dependence of the iron line to be stronger for high inclination sourcesdisplaying intermediate hardness ratios, leaving the hard intermediate state asthe ideal configuration. We will trigger the observation from Swift monitoring throughout the outburst.
Publications	The Reverberation Lag in the Low-mass X-ray Binary H1743-322 \|De Marco Barbara Ponti Gabriele \| ApJ \| 826-70 \| 2016 \| 2016ApJ...826...70D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016ApJ...826...70D A quasi-periodic modulation of the iron line centroid energy in the black hole binary H1743-322 \|Ingram Adam van der Klis Michiel et al. \| MNRAS \| 461-1967 \| 2016 \| 2016MNRAS.461.1967I \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016MNRAS.461.1967I Tomographic reflection modelling of quasi-periodic oscillations in the black hole binary H 1743-322 \|Ingram Adam van der Klis Michiel et al. \| MNRAS \| 464-2979 \| 2017 \| 2017MNRAS.464.2979I \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.464.2979I Modelling the effect of absorption from the interstellar medium on transient black hole X-ray binaries \|Eckersall A. J. Vaughan S. \| MNRAS \| 471-1468 \| 2017 \| 2017MNRAS.471.1468E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.471.1468E Observations of X-ray reverberation around black holes \|De Marco B. Ponti G. \| AN \| 340-290 \| 2019 \| 2019AN....340..290D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019AN....340..290D A review of quasi-periodic oscillations from black hole X-ray binaries: Observation and theory \|Ingram Adam R. Motta Sara E. \| NewAR \| 85-101524 \| 2019 \| 2019NewAR..8501524I \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019NewAR..8501524I Fourier spectralu2011timing techniques for the study of accreting black holes \|Ingram Adam \| AN \| 344-20230002 \| 2023 \| 2023AN....34430002I \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023AN....34430002I The current state of disk wind observations in BHLMXBs through X-ray absorption lines in the iron band \|Parra M. Petrucci P. -O. et al. \| A&A \| 681-49 \| 2024 \| 2024A&A...681A..49P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024A&A...681A..49P The accretion discs of transient X-ray binaries \|Eckersall Alexander James \| PhDT \| 0-57 \| 2018 \| 2018PhDT........57E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018PhDT........57E Proof of principle X-ray reflection mass measurement of the black hole in H1743-322 \|Nathan Edward Ingram Adam et al. \| MNRAS \| 533-2441 \| 2024 \| 2024MNRAS.533.2441N \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024MNRAS.533.2441N
Instrument	EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2014-09-21T17:53:16Z/2014-09-24T18:02:31Z
Version	21.51_20241115_1113
Mission Description	The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2015-10-22T22:00:00Z
Last Update	2026-07-09
Keywords	"accretion flow", "iron line profile", "XMM-Newton", "qpo phase", "qpo driven", "model predicts", "inclination blackhole binary", "quasi periodic oscillations", "XMM", "ideal configuration", "inner region", "black holes", "relativistic effect", "frame dragging", "hard intermediate", "characteristic shift", "xmm newton", "iron line"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Adam Ingram, 2015, 'Uncovering the mechanism behind quasi-periodic oscillations in black holes', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-f4vxdxq
Rights	Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.