Of NBOs and kHz QPOs: a low-frequency modulation in resonant oscillations of relativistic accretion disks
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The origin of quasi periodic modulations of flux in the kilohertz range (kHz QPOs), observed in lowmass X-ray binaries, is usually assumed to be physically distinct from that of the “normal branch oscillations” (NBOs) in the Z-sources. We show that a low-frequency modulation of the kHz QPOs is a natural consequence of the non-linear relativistic resonance suggested previously to explain the properties of the high-frequency twin peaks. The theoretical results discussed here are reminiscent of the 6 Hz variations of frequency and amplitude of the kHz QPOs reported by Yu, van der Klis and Jonker (2001).
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تاریخ انتشار 2004