Quasi-periodic oscillations from Rossby Wave Instability

Abstract

We study the Rossby wave instability model of high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) of microquasars. We show ray-traced light curves of QPO within this model and discuss perspectives of distinguishing alternative QPO models with the future Large Observatory For X-ray Timing (LOFT) observations.

Proceedings of the French Astronomical Society 2013 Meeting