A search for QPOs in the lazar OJ287: preliminary results from the 2015/2016 observing campaign
Zola, S; Valtonen, M; Bhatta, G; Goyal, A; Debski, B; Baran, A; Krzesinski, J; Siwak, M; Ciprini, S; Gopakumar, A; Jermak, H; Nilsson, K; Reichart, D; Matsumoto, K; Sadakane, K; Gazeas, K; Kidger, M; Piirola, V; Alicavus, F; Baliyan, K. S; Berdyugin, A; Boyd, D; Campas Torrent, M; Campos, F; Carrillo G-mez, J; Caton, D. B; Chavushyan, V; Dalessio, J; Dimitrov, D; Drozdz, M; Er, H; Erdem, A; Escartin Perez, A; Fallah Ramazani, V; Filippenko, A. V; Garcia, F; Gomez Pinilla, F; Maheswar, G; Haislip, J. B; Harmanen, J; Hudec, R; Hurst, G; Ivarsen, K. M; Jelinek, M; Joshi, A; Kagitan, M; Kaur, N; Keel, W. C; LaCluyze, A. P; Lee, B. C; Lindfors, E; Lozano de Haro, J; Moore, J. P; Mugrauer, M; Naves Nogues, R; Neely, A. W; Nelson, R. H; Ogloza, W; Okano, S; Pandey, J. C; Perri, M; Pihajoki, P; Poyner, G; Provencal, J; Pursimo, T; Raj, A; 29 others
Date:
2016-12
Abstract:
We analyse the light curve in the R band of the blazar OJ287, gathered during the 2015/2016 observing season. We did a search for quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) using several methods over a wide range of timescales. No statistically significant periods were found in the high-frequency domain both in the ground-based data and in Kepler observations. In the longer-period domain, the Lomb–Scargle periodogram revealed several peaks above the 99% significance level. The longest one—about 95 days—corresponds to the innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO) period of the more massive black hole. The 43-day period could be an alias, or it can be attributed to accretion in the form of a two-armed spiral wave.
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Open Access © Molecular Diversity Preservation International http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/galaxies4040041
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