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Thermonuclear X-ray bursts detected in Cyg X-2 using AstroSat/LAXPC
New Astronomy ( IF 1.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2020.101479
Jincy Devasia , Gayathri Raman , Biswajit Paul

Abstract We report the detection of 5 Type-1 thermonuclear X-ray bursts and one burst-like event in the neutron star LMXB source, Cyg X-2 using X-ray data obtained with the Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) instrument on board AstroSat. We carry out an energy resolved burst profile analysis as well as time resolved spectral analysis for each of the bursts and characterize their properties. All bursts are weak with burst peak-to-persistent intensity ratios ∼ 1 × 10 − 8 ergs/cm2, indicating that the observed bursts are Helium fuelled flashes. An evolution of the blackbody temperature and radius is also observed during each burst. We carry out a search for Burst Oscillations (BO) and derive upper limits to the rms fractional amplitude for BO (for all the bursts) to be ∼ 1%. We also carried out search for Quasi Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) in the power density spectra and we obtain upper limits to the fractional rms amplitude as ∼ 3.4% at frequencies close to ∼ 5.6 Hz. We further carry out spectral and timing analysis of the non-burst persistent emission along with a study of the hardness-intensity and colour-colour diagrams. Using results from our analysis we infer that during this observation in 2016, Cyg X-2 can be characterized as being in the early Flaring Branch (FB) with a puffed up accretion disk and a clumpy coronal structure while undergoing medium-to-high levels of accretion.

中文翻译:

使用 AstroSat/LAXPC 在 Cyg X-2 中检测到的热核 X 射线爆发

摘要 我们报告了使用大面积 X 射线比例计数器 (LAXPC) 获得的 X 射线数据在中子星 LMXB 源 Cyg X-2 中检测到 5 次 1 型热核 X 射线爆发和一次类爆发事件AstroSat 上的仪器。我们对每个脉冲串进行了能量分辨脉冲串剖面分析和时间分辨光谱分析,并表征了它们的特性。所有爆发都很弱,爆发峰值与持续强度之比约为 1 × 10 - 8 ergs/cm2,表明观察到的爆发是氦燃料闪光。在每次爆发期间还观察到黑体温度和半径的演变。我们对突发振荡 (BO) 进行搜索,并推导出 BO(对于所有突发)的均方根小数幅度的上限为 ~ 1%。我们还在功率密度谱中搜索了准周期振荡 (QPO),我们在接近 5.6 Hz 的频率下获得了分数 rms 幅度的上限为 3.4%。我们进一步对非突发持续发射进行了光谱和时间分析,同时研究了硬度-强度和颜色-颜色图。根据我们的分析结果,我们推断,在 2016 年的这次观测中,Cyg X-2 可以表征为处于早期的扩口分支 (FB) 中,具有膨胀的吸积盘和块状的日冕结构,同时处于中到高水平的吸积。我们进一步对非突发持续发射进行了光谱和时间分析,同时研究了硬度-强度和颜色-颜色图。根据我们的分析结果,我们推断,在 2016 年的这次观测中,Cyg X-2 可以表征为处于早期的扩口分支 (FB) 中,具有膨胀的吸积盘和块状的日冕结构,同时处于中到高水平的吸积。我们进一步对非突发持续发射进行了光谱和时间分析,同时研究了硬度-强度和颜色-颜色图。根据我们的分析结果,我们推断,在 2016 年的这次观测中,Cyg X-2 可以表征为处于早期的扩口分支 (FB) 中,具有膨胀的吸积盘和块状的日冕结构,同时处于中到高水平的吸积。
更新日期:2021-02-01
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