3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
The variability of active galaxies: I. Broad-band noise X-ray power spectra from XMM-Newton and Swift
Mehdy Lefkir, Simon Vaughan, Mike Goad +2
Accreting supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies are the engine of active galactic nuclei (AGN). X-ray light curves of unabsorbed AGN show dramatic random variability…
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,…
astro-ph.GA2025
Modelling variability power spectra of active galaxies from irregular time series
Mehdy Lefkir, Simon Vaughan, Daniela Huppenkothen +2
A common feature of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) is their random variations in brightness across the whole emission spectrum, from radio to -rays. Studying the nature and origi…