«A Microquasar Odyssey: Unveiling the Complexities»

Modelling the broadband X-ray variability of black hole X-ray binaries

Not scheduled

20m

Palazzo Municipale - Sala delle Capriate (Cefalù (Palermo))

Invited talk

Speaker

Prof. Phil Uttley (UVA NL)

Description

In the last 8 years, NICER and Insight-HXMT have opened up new windows to study X-ray variability from the softest to hardest X-rays. With a focus on insights from these instruments, I will review our current understanding of the origin of the rapid (minutes to milliseconds) X-ray variability in black hole X-ray binaries and how we can model the Fourier properties of the variability, to learn about the innermost regions and the disk-corona geometry.