Emergence of cHz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations from low angular momentum flow onto a supermassive black hole

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are very common in black hole accretion systems that are seen from the modulations in luminosity. Many supermassive black hole sources (e.g., RE J1034+396, 1H~0707-495, MCG-6-30-15, 1ES~1927+654, Sgr~A$^*$) have been observed to exhibit QPO-like variability in the range of mHz in different energy bands (e.g., radio, NIR, X-ray). Due to the shorter infalling time, low-angular momentum accretion flows can have resonance close to the black hole, which will raise variability centiHz (cHz) or beyond QPOs for supermassive black holes. In this study, we for the first time show that such resonance conditions can be achieved in simulations of low angular momentum accretion flows onto a black hole. The QPOs could have values beyond $\nu_{\rm QPO}\gtrsim0.1-1\times 10^7M_\odot/M_{\rm BH}\,$cHz and the harmonics have a ratio of 2:1. Hunting down of these cHz QPOs will provide a smoking gun signature for the presence of low-angular momentum accretion flows around black holes (e.g., Sgr~A$^*$, 1ES~1927+654).

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Emergence of cHz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations from low angular momentum flow onto a supermassive black hole

Indu K. Dihingia, Yosuke Mizuno
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Emergence of cHz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations from low angular momentum flow onto a supermassive black hole

Indu K. Dihingia, Yosuke Mizuno
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Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are very common in black hole accretion systems that are seen from the modulations in luminosity. Many supermassive black hole sources (e.g., RE J1034+396, 1H~0707-495, MCG-6-30-15, 1ES~1927+654, Sgr~A$^*$) have been observed to exhibit QPO-like variability in the range of mHz in different energy bands (e.g., radio, NIR, X-ray). Due to the shorter infalling time, low-angular momentum accretion flows can have resonance close to the black hole, which will raise variability centiHz (cHz) or beyond QPOs for supermassive black holes. In this study, we for the first time show that such resonance conditions can be achieved in simulations of low angular momentum accretion flows onto a black hole. The QPOs could have values beyond $\nu_{\rm QPO}\gtrsim0.1-1\times 10^7M_\odot/M_{\rm BH}\,$cHz and the harmonics have a ratio of 2:1. Hunting down of these cHz QPOs will provide a smoking gun signature for the presence of low-angular momentum accretion flows around black holes (e.g., Sgr~A$^*$, 1ES~1927+654).

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Emergence of cHz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations from low angular momentum flow onto a supermassive black hole — Indu K. Dihingia, Yosuke Mizuno · ArXiv.org (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS