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Testing Evolution of LFQPOs with Mass Accretion Rate in GRS 1915+105 with Insight-HXMT

Honghui Liu, Long Ji, Cosimo Bambi, Pankaj Jain, Ranjeev Misra, Divya Rawat, J. S. Yadav, Yuexin Zhang

2021The Astrophysical Journal24 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Using the Insight-HXMT observations of GRS 1915+105 when it exhibits low-frequency quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs), we measure the evolution of the QPO frequency along with disk inner radius and mass accretion rate. We find a tight positive correlation between the QPO frequency and mass accretion rate. Our results extend the finding of previous work with AstroSat to a larger range of accretion rates with independent instruments and observations. Treating the QPO frequency of GRS 1915+105 as the relativistic dynamic frequency of a truncated disk, we are able to confirm the high spin nature of the black hole in GRS 1915+105. We also address the potential of our finding to test general relativity in the future.

Topics & Concepts

PhysicsAstrophysicsAccretion (finance)Quasiperiodic functionAccretion discRADIUSGeneral relativityIntermediate polarTheory of relativityAstronomyRelativistic quantum chemistrySpin (aerodynamics)Measure (data warehouse)Low MassRange (aeronautics)Spin-flipWork (physics)Tests of general relativityCosmologyBlack hole (networking)Astrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGamma-ray bursts and supernovae