Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-06-06
New Astron. 11 (2005) 43-51
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
accepter by New Ast
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.newast.2005.05.005
Non-axisymmetric accretion discs can lead to flux variability. Here we provide an analytic framework for modeling non-axisymmetric structures like hotspots and spiral waves and their influence on observed timing measurements. The presently unexplained Low-frequency Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (LFQPO), observed in X-ray binaries and cataclysmic variables, could be the result of such discs. Our framework serves as a guide to quantify the properties that non-axisymmetric structures produced by nonlinear accretion disc models must have in order to explain observed features such as LFQPOs. The results from our microquasar appliations also provide analogous predictions for X-ray modulation in active galactic nuclei. The formalism and physical interpration is of practical use for generic non-axisymmetric accretion disc systems.
Blackman Eric
Varniere Peggy
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