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Umananda Dev Goswami

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arXiv2026

NuSTAR View of the 2025 Mini-Outburst of the Black Hole X-ray Binary GRS 1739-278: Spectral and Timing Evolution in the Soft State

We present a dedicated timing and spectral analysis of three NuSTAR observations of the Galactic black hole candidate GRS 1739-278 obtained during the decay of its 2025 mini-outburst (September 18-30, 2025). The source is found in a soft, disk-dominated state throughout, with a declining $3$-$79$ keV count rate (from $112.4$ to $99.4$ cts s$^{-1}$), a low and only mildly evolving hardness ratio ($\approx0.14$-$0.16$) and a fractional variability that drops from $3.2\%$ to $1.1\%$; no periodic or quasi-periodic signal is detected in the power spectrum or the Lomb-Scargle periodogram of any observation. Joint FPMA+FPMB spectral fits with an absorbed disk-blackbody plus thermal-Comptonization continuum, together with a broad, high-significance ($11.7$-$15.0\sigma$) curvature feature near $10$-$12$ keV (an empirical proxy for a strong disk-reflection/returning-radiation component) describe the $4$-$30$ keV spectra well ($\chi^2/{\rm dof}=1.04$-$1.15$). The inner-disk temperature cools steadily from $1.021\pm0.001$ to $1.002^{+0.003}_{-0.002}$ keV while the disk normalization and hence the derived inner radius, $R_{\rm in}\simeq27.7$ km $\simeq0.95\,R_{ISCO}$ remains constant to within $0.3\%$, consistent with a disk anchored at the innermost stable circular orbit throughout. The unabsorbed $4$-$30$ keV luminosity declines from $1.35\times10^{37}$ to $1.15\times10^{37}$ erg s$^{-1}$ ($0.67\%$ to $0.57 L_{Edd}$). These results of the spectral-timing characterization of the 2025 mini-outburst are broadly consistent with a high-spin black hole accreting at a low, steadily declining rate in the canonical soft state.

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arXiv2026

Reconstructing the Auger UHECR Dipole: A Hybrid Analysis of 4LAC AGNs and Nearby Starburst Galaxies

The large-scale dipole anisotropy observed by the Pierre Auger Observatory above $8$~EeV provides important clues about the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). In this work, we investigate whether gamma-ray active galactic nuclei (AGNs) from the Fermi-LAT Fourth AGN Catalog (4LAC) can explain the observed dipole and examine the contribution of nearby starburst galaxies (SBGs). Incorporating source fluxes, redshift distributions, GZK attenuation, and a mixed-composition framework, we demonstrate that single-source populations of AGNs and SBGs alone fail to reproduce the observed Auger dipole. To resolve this, we construct a hybrid AGN+SBG model. The best-fit solution for the $8$--$16$~EeV interval requires a $23$\% AGN contribution and $45$\% SBG contribution, which gives a dipole amplitude of $5.03$\% while maintaining the dipole direction of ($104.1^\circ$, $-25.1^\circ$) with angular separation of $7.10^\circ$. In the other energy intervals also, we find that the nearby SBGs increasingly dominate the anisotropic component while AGNs provide a subdominant contribution alongside a quasi-isotropic background.

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arXiv2026

Five-Dimensional Traversable Wormholes in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity with a Cloud of Strings

We present an exact static and spherically symmetric traversable wormhole solution in 5D Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet (EGB) gravity supported by a Letelier cloud of strings. The physically admissible parameter space is determined by imposing the flare-out condition together with the positivity of the string-cloud density, and the resulting spacetime is shown to be asymptotically flat. An analysis of the Ricci scalar, Ricci tensor squared, and Kretschmann scalar confirms that the geometry is free from curvature singularities. The effective null, weak, strong and dominant energy conditions are either satisfied or saturated at the throat. The generalized TOV equation demonstrates that the wormhole remains in mechanical equilibrium. We further investigate its traversability by studying the proper radial distance, embedding diagrams, traversal time, proper acceleration, and tidal accelerations, showing that the solution satisfies the Morris-Thorne criteria for traversable wormholes. The optical properties of the spacetime are explored through null geodesics, unstable photon circular orbits, and the corresponding shadow, revealing the influence of both the Gauss-Bonnet coupling and the string-cloud density. Finally, scalar perturbations are analyzed using the sixth-order WKB approximation method together with time-domain evolution. The quasinormal mode spectra exhibit negative imaginary frequencies throughout the considered parameter space, indicating linear stability, while the close agreement between the WKB, time-domain, and eikonal results provides additional consistency for the analysis. These results demonstrate that higher-curvature effects in 5D EGB gravity can support a regular, traversable and dynamically stable wormhole sustained by a physically motivated string-cloud matter source.

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arXiv2026

A systematic comparison of green valley selection criteria across multiparameter spaces using a homogeneous ultraviolet-optical dataset

We present a systematic comparison of commonly adopted green valley (GV) selection criteria by examining their distributions across multiple observational and physical parameter spaces. Using a homogeneous ultraviolet-optical dataset constructed from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), we construct GV samples based on rest-frame $u-r$ and NUV$-r$ colours, specific star formation rate, and the $D_n(4000)$ spectral index. These samples are analysed in colour--stellar mass, colour--magnitude, and star formation rate--stellar mass diagrams. We find that the different selection criteria identify statistically distinct subsets of GV galaxies occupying different regions of parameter space. Ultraviolet-based selections are compact in NUV$-r$ colour space but shift toward optically red galaxies and lower star formation activity in the star formation rate--stellar mass plane. The $u-r$-selected sample is more tightly confined in optical colour space but is biased toward higher star formation rates, whereas the $D_n(4000)$-based selection yields the most heterogeneous population. In contrast, the sSFR-selected GV sample exhibits the most consistent behaviour across all parameter spaces. Despite these differences, all selection methods span a similar stellar mass range, indicating that the observed variations arise primarily from differences in star formation activity rather than stellar mass. The relatively small overlap between the different selection criteria demonstrates that GV identification is strongly diagnostic-dependent and that the commonly adopted one-dimensional definitions are not interchangeable. These results highlight the importance of combining complementary diagnostics to obtain a more complete and physically meaningful picture of transitional galaxy populations.

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arXiv2026

Strong field lensing and shadows of $\boldsymbol{f(Q,\mathcal{B})}$ gravity black holes

We investigate the strong field lensing of light by black holes (BHs)emerging in $f(Q, \mathcal{B})$ theory of gravity, which is an extension of $f(Q)$ gravity theory by including a boundary term $\mathcal{B}$. Our analysis starts with the study of horizon structure for the BH spacetime in $f(Q,\mathcal{B})$ gravity. The strong field lensing analysis is done by employing the method developed by V.~Booza. We calculate the deflection angle for the static and spherically symmetric $f(Q,\mathcal{B})$ gravity BH spacetime and compare the results with the Schwarzschild BH. It is found that for all considerable scenarios of model parameters the $f(Q,\mathcal{B})$ gravity BH produces less deflection of light than the Schwarzschild BH. We extend our study to examine the outermost relativistic Einstein rings and three other observables, viz., angular position $\vartheta_{\infty}$, angular separation $s$ and relative magnification $r_\text{mag}$. We see that except $r_\text{mag}$, other observables show the same kind of behavioural change with respect to model parameters. We also study the shadow of the considered BH. Moreover, using the shadow data of BH Sgr A* from EHT collaborations, we constrain the model parameters of the $f(Q,\mathcal{B})$ theory for the BH spacetime. The constraining analysis reveals that for all considerable values of the model parameter $s_0$, the allowed range of the other model parameter $q_0$ is $-3\lesssim q_0 \lesssim -2$.

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arXiv2026

Probing $\boldsymbol{\Lambda}$CDM-mimicking $\boldsymbol{f(Q)}$ gravity model using gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences

The direct detection of gravitational waves (GWs) is a very significant achievement in the history of physics and has opened a new window to probe the possible deviations of physics from that of general relativity (GR). In this work, we forecast constraints on the free parameter of an $f(Q)$ gravity model that mimics a $\Lambda$CDM background at the level of cosmic expansion. We consider modified gravitational wave signals from inspiraling of compact bianry systems such as binary black holes (BBH), binary neutron stars (BNS)and black hole neutron star binary (BBHNS) systems in the context of the $f(Q)$ gravity model and perform parameter estimation for two future third-generation ground-based GW detectors, namely Einstein Telescope (ET) and Cosmic explorer (CE), respectively. Our results show that both detectors can give tight constraints on the model parameter up to a significantly high redshift. These results show the potential of future GW observations to probe the deviations of the nature of GWs from that of GR within the framework of $f(Q)$ gravity.

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arXiv2026

Traversable wormholes in $\boldsymbol{f(Q)}$ gravity: Energy conditions, stability and quasinormal modes

We investigate static and spherically symmetric traversable wormhole solutions in the framework of $f(Q)$ gravity by considering a power-law model of the form $f(Q)=γ(-Q)^m$. By adopting an anisotropic matter distribution and imposing an equation of state relating the radial pressure and energy density, we obtain an analytic shape function that satisfies the geometric requirements for a traversable wormhole. The model parameter is constrained to $0<m<1/2$, corresponding to a quintessence-like regime with $-1<ω<-1/3$. The energy conditions are analyzed in detail, showing that violations of the null and weak energy conditions are unavoidable but remain localized near the wormhole throat. The anisotropy parameter is positive throughout the spacetime, indicating that repulsive anisotropic stresses play a key role in sustaining the wormhole. The equilibrium configuration is examined using the generalized Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff (TOV) equation for both zero and logarithmic redshift functions, where a consistent force balance is achieved with anisotropic effects providing the dominant outward support. Dynamical stability is studied through scalar perturbations, leading to a Schrödinger-like wave equation with a single-peak effective potential. The quasinormal modes are computed using the sixth-order WKB method with Padé approximation. The resulting frequencies possess negative imaginary parts, indicating stable damping of perturbations. Time-domain simulations further confirm the stability of the solutions and show good agreement with the WKB results, with small deviations in the damping rates. Thus, these results establish that $f(Q)$ gravity admits traversable wormhole solutions that are geometrically consistent and dynamically stable, with $f(Q)$ gravity effects effectively regulating the required matter content.

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arXiv2026

Study of Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars and BL Lacertae Objects as Sources of Diffusive Ultra High-Energy Cosmic Rays

We examine whether Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs) and BL Lacertae objects (BL Lacs) can act as plausible astrophysical sources of diffuse ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). Using realistic luminosity-dependent density evolution (LDDE) functions derived from observed gamma-ray luminosity functions for FSRQs and BL Lacs, we calculate the redshift evolution of the cosmic ray source population through integrated luminosity functions. The diffuse UHECRs flux from these sources is modelled by propagating nuclei through extragalactic space, including energy losses from interactions with cosmic photon backgrounds. The resulting UHECRs spectra are compared with observational data from the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array, with fluxes normalised at reference energies. We also construct illustrative full skymaps of the integral UHECRs flux from $10$ EeV to $100$ EeV using the \textsc{HEALPix} framework, assuming a uniform distribution of synthetic sources and including energy dependent magnetic diffusion. Our results show that although both FSRQs and BL Lac objects can reproduce the observed UHECR flux, the FSRQ scenario is disfavoured by anisotropy and inconsistent source density, while BL Lacs remain consistent with observations.

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arXiv2026

Black Hole Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in the Presence of Gauss-Bonnet Trace Anomaly

We investigate the effects of the Gauss-Bonnet (GB) gravitational trace anomaly on the circular motion of test particles around black holes (BHs) and its implications for quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in various theoretical models. Beginning with the equations of motion, we study the effects on effective potential, angular momentum, specific energy, and the innermost stable circular orbit (ISCO) induced by the anomaly parameter $α$. The fundamental frequencies are calculated. Moreover, we examine several QPO models, including PR, RP, WD, TD, and ER2-ER4, and study the relationship between the upper and lower QPO frequencies as well as the corresponding resonance radii for frequency ratios of 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, and 5:4. Our results show that increasing $α$ leads to deviations from the Schwarzschild case in both upper and lower QPO frequencies correlations and QPO orbital radii, with model-dependent trends. Further, we constrain the BH parameters using the observational data using MCMC analysis. Finally, we calculate the upper and lower QPO frequencies for a few BH candidates on the basis of the RP model using the constrained parameter values and find a good agreement with the observed results.

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arXiv2026

Perturbative Renormalisation Group Improved Black Hole Solution and its Quasinormal Modes

In this work, we construct a perturbative black hole (BH) solution motivated by renormalization group (RG) improvement and investigate the quasinormal modes (QNMs) of the BH under scalar field perturbations in both Schwarzschild-de Sitter (SdS) and Schwarzschild-anti-de Sitter (SAdS) backgrounds. To compute the QNMs in the SdS spacetime, we employ the 6th-order Pad\'e-averaged WKB approximation method, while for the SAdS background we utilize the direct shooting method. We examine the dependence of the QNM frequencies on the free parameter of the solution. Furthermore, we analyze the time evolution of a scalar field perturbation around the BH and present the corresponding time-domain profiles. The QNMs are also extracted from the time-domain data using the matrix pencil method. Using the extracted QNM frequencies, we reconstruct the waveform and compare it with the original time-domain profile, finding good agreement between the two. The QNM frequencies obtained from the 6th-order Pad\'e-averaged WKB method and the time-domain analysis in the SdS background, as well as those obtained from the direct shooting method and time-domain analysis in the SAdS spacetime, show very good consistency.

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arXiv2026

Phase space analysis of Bianchi III Universe with $f(R,T)$ gravity theory

The Bianchi type III (BIII) metric is a useful geometry to study cosmic anisotropies. It includes an extra exponential term multiplied by a directional scale factor and recasts the cosmological model as a dynamical system to provide various significant information regarding the evolution, stability of the system, etc. In this study, we have constructed a dynamical system for the BIII metric using $f(R,T)$ gravity theory and performed fixed point analysis in three different $f(R,T)$ models. Here, we have found that the first two models, i.e., $f(R,T) = αR + βf(T)$ and $f(R,T) = R + 2 f(T)$ are agreed with standard $Λ$CDM cosmology but the third one, i.e., $f(R,T) = (ζ+ η\, τ\, T)R$ has the issue of unbounded energy density. Thus, we can remark that some $f(R,T)$ models may not be suitable for studying the evolution of the Universe with an anisotropic background, like using BIII metric, etc. However, all three models agree with the heteroclinic path of radiation-dominated, matter-dominated, and dark energy-dominated phases of the Universe as predicted by standard cosmology.

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arXiv2025

Analysis of the Effect of Bars on Environmental Dependence of Disc Galaxies with MaNGA Survey Data

Bars are fundamental structures in disc galaxies, although their role in galaxy evolution is still not fully known. This study investigates the effect of the presence of bars on the environmental dependence of disc galaxies' properties using the volume-limited sample from Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) survey. The disc galaxies with and without bars samples were obtained using the Galaxy Zoo 2 project then assigned into isolated and non-isolated sub-samples. These sub-samples were used to compare the stellar mass, star formation rate, $g-r$ colour, concentration index and gas phase metallicity, and their relationships between isolated and non-isolated environments. Then these are used to investigate if there is an existence of any difference between galaxies with and without bars. A one-to-one correspondence between isolated and non-isolated galaxy properties was observed, and a strong dependence on the environment for properties of unbarred galaxies was observed when compared to barred. The stellar mass against star formation rate, $g-r$ colour against concentration index and stellar mass against gas phase metallicity of unbarred galaxies strongly depend on environment while for barred these relations weakly depend on environment. The study concludes that bars in disc galaxies decrease the dependence of analysed properties and their relations on the environment.

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arXiv2025

Galaxy Evolution in the Local Universe: Group Richness Effects on Mergers and Non-Mergers

In this study, we use the luminous volume-limited samples obtained from the twelfth release of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data and mergers from Galaxy Zoo Project to investigate the influence of group richness in shaping galaxy properties' distributions and their relationships in the local Universe by comparison of mergers and non-mergers. The galaxies were restricted into mass-limited subsamples of low-mass, intermediate-mass and high-mass, assigned into groups from poor to rich group systems, where the distributions of star formation rate (SFR), specific SFR (SSFR), spectral index D$_n$ (4000) and $u-r$ colour properties between mergers and non-mergers for all subsamples and their relations with stellar mass of galaxies are compared. The study revealed a significant difference in the distributions between mergers' and non-mergers' properties for low-mass galaxies, while for high-mass galaxies the difference is very weak. For the low-mass sample, mergers possess higher SFR, SSFR than non-mergers when the group richness is kept constant, while for high-mass poor group galaxies have higher SFR, SSFR than rich group galaxies when merging status is kept constant. Mergers resemble young stellar populations and are bluer than non-mergers for low-mass, while for high-mass, mergers and non-mergers have comparable SFR, SSFR, D$_n$ (4000), and $u-r$ colour. The study concludes that group richness and stellar mass influence the mergers' and non-mergers' properties' distributions, and their relationships.

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arXiv2025

Quasinormal Modes and Shadows of Black Holes in Infinite Derivative Theory of Gravity

In this work, we study the quasinormal modes (QNMs) and shadow of a Schwarzschild black hole (BH) with higher-order metric corrections, in the framework of the Infinite Derivative theory of Gravity (IDG). We study the effects of corrections to the BH's metric, which arises from the IDG's corrections, on the QNMs and shadow of the BH. We used the 6th-order Padé averaged WKB approximation method to study the QNMs of the BH perturbed by a scalar field. The dependence of the amplitude and damping of QNMs with respect to the free parameters has been analysed. It is found that the BH system becomes unstable for some values of the free parameters. We also studied the time evolution of a scalar field around the BH spacetime. The QNMs have also been calculated from the time profile of the evolution, which show good agreement with the values obtained from the WKB method. The variation of the shadow radius of the BH due to the inclusion of higher-order corrections has been studied. Finally, we constrain the free parameters associated with the correction terms using the data from the Keck and VLTI observation, and we obtain some bounds on the parameters.

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arXiv2025

Modelling Cosmic Rays Flux with Pierre Auger and Telescope Array Data in $\boldsymbol{f(R)}$ and $\boldsymbol{f(Q)}$ Theories of Gravity

We investigate the effects of the magnetic field and the redshift on the propagation of galactic and extragalactic cosmic rays (CRs) in a modified theory of gravity (MTG) and an alternative theory of gravity (ATG) framework. For this purpose, we consider the $f(R)$ gravity and the $f(Q)$ gravity theories. We utilise these two MTG and ATG to compute the density enhancement factor of CRs as a function of the magnetic field and the redshift. For this work, we take the magnetic field strength from $1-100$ nG, while $0-2.5$ for the redshift. For each of these parameters, we take $100$ bins within their considered range for the computation. The enhancement parameter for the mixed composition of heavy nuclei up to Fe is also taken into account for this work. Further, we compute the $E^3$ magnified diffusive flux for $150$ sources separated by a distance $d_\text{s}$ for the different cosmological models. For the fitting with observational data from the Pierre Auger Observatory (PAO) and Telescope Array (TA), we parameterized some set that consists of the redshift $z$, the separation distances $d_\text{s}$ between the $150$ sources, and the maximum cutoff energy $E_{\text{max}}$. For each case, a residue plot and $χ^2$ value are also added to check the goodness of fitting. A comparative analysis of considered models has been performed in each of the cases along with the $Λ$CDM model. The considered MTG and ATG models produce notable and fascinating outcomes, with the $f(Q)$ model showing the highest CR density enhancement and the lowest reduced chi-squared value when fitted to PAO and TA data of UHECRs flux. This research provides new perspectives on the connections between high-energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.

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arXiv2025

Observational constraints on cosmological parameters in the Bianchi type III Universe with f(R,T) gravity theory

Bianchi type III (BIII) metric is an interesting anisotropic model for studying cosmic anisotropy as it has an additional exponential term multiplied to a directional scale factor. Thus, the cosmological parameters obtained for this BIII metric with the conventional energy-momentum tensor within the framework of a modified gravity theory and the estimation of their values with the help of Hubble, Pantheon plus and other observational data may provide some new information in cosmic evolution. In this work, we have studied the BIII metric under the framework of $f(R,T)$ gravity theory and estimated the values of the cosmological parameters for three different models of this gravity theory by using the Bayesian technique. In our study, we found that all the models show consistent results with the current observations but show deviations in the early stage of the Universe. In one model we have found a sharp discontinuity in the radiation-dominated phase of the Universe. Hence through this study, we have found that all the $f(R,T)$ gravity models may not be suitable for studying evolutions and early stages of the Universe in the BIII metric even though they show consistent results with the current observations.

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arXiv2025

Mapping Nearby Galaxies with Apache Point Observatory: Group and field galaxies' morphologies in the colour-magnitude plane

This study involves the use of integral field spectroscopy (IFS) data from Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory (MaNGA) to investigate whether the morphology influences the environmental dependence of galaxies' colours and the colour-magnitude planes. The galaxies are classified into six morphologies (Elliptical, Lenticular, Early-type, Intermediate-type, Late-type spirals and Irregular) and further in field and group environments. The distributions of colours ($B-V, B-R, u-g, g-r, r-i$ and $i-z$) are compared between field and group environments and then the colour-magnitude planes are analysed. It is observed that Intermediate and Late-types spirals preferentially exist in field environments while Early-type spirals exist in groups. The colours and colour-magnitude planes of Elliptical, Lenticular, Early-type and Intermediate-type spirals depend on the environment while for the Late-type and Irregular galaxies, their dependence on the environment is very weak. The study concludes that the dependence of colours and colour-magnitude planes on the environment is influenced by morphology.

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arXiv2025

Strong Lensing Effect and Quasinormal Modes of Oscillations of Black Holes in $\boldsymbol{f(R,T)}$ Gravity Theory

In this work, we analyze the strong lensing phenomenon and quasinormal modes (QNMs) in the case of black holes (BHs) surrounded by fluids within the framework of $f(R,T)$ gravity, adopting a minimally coupled model of the theory. Our analysis is conducted for three surrounding fields corresponding to three different values of the parameter $ω$ of the equations of state, each representing a unique class of BH solutions. A universal method developed by V.~Bozza is employed for strong lensing analysis and the WKB approximation method to compute the QNMs of oscillation of the BHs. The influences of the model parameters $β$ and $c_2$ on the deflection angle and associated lensing coefficients are analyzed. Our findings on lensing reveal that smaller values of $β$ and $c_2$ cause photon divergence at larger impact parameters as well as the lensing results converge to the Schwarzschild limit. Extending the analysis to the supermassive BH Sgr A*, we examine the outermost Einstein rings, estimate three lensing observables: angular position $\vartheta_{\infty}$, angular separation $s$ and relative magnification $r_\text{mag}$ for the BHs. For a specific values of $β$ and $c_2$, BHs with different field configurations exhibit substantial variations in their observable properties. The variation of amplitude and damping of QNMs with respect to the model parameter $β$ and $c_2$ is analyzed for the BHs. We found that the $β$ parameter has a direct correlation with the amplitude and an inverse relation with the damping of the QNMs, while $c_2$ has direct correlation with amplitude as well as damping. Further, we use the time domain analysis to verify the results and found a good match between the two methods.

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