Quasi-periodic oscillation (astronomy)
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Quasi-periodic oscillation (astronomy)
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In X-ray astronomy, quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) is the manner in which the X-ray light from an astronomical object flickers about certain frequencies. In these situations, the X-rays are emitted near the inner edge of an accretion disk in which gas swirls onto a compact object such as a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole. The QPO phenomenon promises to help astronomers understand the innermost regions of accretion disks and the masses, radii, and spin periods of white dwarfs, neutron
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Type of observed X-ray astronomy pattern
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-periodic_oscillation_(astronomy)
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2023-12-06T04:41:07Z
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