The Why & How of X-Ray Timing - HEASARC - NASA
The Why & How of X-Ray Timing - HEASARC - NASA
The Why & How of X-Ray Timing - HEASARC - NASA
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Estimating Variability from observations• Find “area” A under curvein power spectrum,A = ∫ P dν ≈ ∑ j P j ∆ν,where P j are the PDSvalues, and ∆ν = 1 / T is theNyquist spacing.• Fractional RMS isr = √ A / • For coherent pulsations,f p = √ 2(P–2) / is the pulsed fraction, i.e.,(peak–mean)/mean