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astro-ph.HE2026

A positive period derivative in the quasi-periodic eruptions of ZTF19acnskyy

Joheen Chakraborty, Saul A. Rappaport, Riccardo Arcodia +9

We report the first direct measurement of the period derivative in a quasi-periodic eruption (QPE), finding a smoothly increasing period with $\dot{P}\approx (1.7\pm 0.02)\times10^…

astro-ph.HE2026

X-ray Spectral-Timing Properties of Tidal Disruption Events

Joheen Chakraborty, Megan Masterson, Andrew Mummery +4

We perform the first systematic study of the minute-to-hours-timescale stochastic variability observed in the X-ray luminosity of tidal disruption events (TDEs) using XMM-Newton da…

astro-ph.HE20261 cited

Disk-to-Corona State Transition and Extreme X-ray Variability in the Tidal Disruption Event AT2019teq

Vera Berger, Erin Kara, Joheen Chakraborty +2

We present a five-year X-ray spectral and timing analysis of the optically selected Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) AT2019teq, which displays extreme variability, including order-of-m…

astro-ph.HE2025

NICER observations reveal doubled timescales in Ansky's quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs)

L. Hernández-García, P. Sánchez-Sáez, J. Chakraborty +11

Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are recurring X-ray bursts originating from the vicinity of supermassive black holes, but their driving mechanisms remain under debate. This study a…

astro-ph.HE2025

Prospects for EMRI/MBH parameter estimation using Quasi-Periodic Eruption timings: short-timescale analysis

Joheen Chakraborty, Lisa V. Drummond, Matteo Bonetti +11

Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) are luminous, recurring X-ray outbursts from galactic nuclei, with timescales of hours to days. While their origin remains uncertain, leading models…

astro-ph.HE2025

Long term variability of Cygnus X-1. IX. A spectral-timing comparison of Cygnus X-1 and MAXI J1820+070 in the hard state

Arkadip Basak, Phil Uttley, Niek Bollemeijer +11

Cygnus X-1 is a persistent, high-mass black hole X-ray binary (BHXRB) which in the hard state shows many similar properties to transient BHXRBs, along with intriguing differences,…