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天鹅座黑洞候选者X-1 X射线吸收线的剧烈变化

Dramatic Variability of X-ray Absorption Lines in the Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1

Chulhoon Chang, Wei Cui

摘要:

本文报道了在钱德拉X射线天文台上用高能透射光栅光谱仪对天鹅座X-1进行30 ks观测的结果。在HETGS光谱中检测到许多吸收线。这些谱线与高度电离的Ne、Na、Mg、Al、Si、S和Fe有关,其中一些在早期的HETGS观测中已经看到。然而,令人惊讶的是,我们发现在目前的观察期间,这些线的变化很大。例如,在观测的早期,Ne X射线12.14 μ m处的通量约为$5 \times 10^{-3}$光子cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$,但随后变得不可检测,在该线的通量上有99%的$0.06 \times 10^{-3}$光子cm $^{-2}$ s $^{-1}$。这意味着该线在数小时的时间尺度上减弱了近两个数量级。在观测过程中,源的总X射线通量也发生了变化,但变化幅度仅为20- 30%。对于天鹅座X-1,吸收线通常归因于双星系统中电离星风对X射线的吸收。因此,它们可以提供关于风的物理状况的有价值的诊断。我们讨论了结果的影响。

英文摘要:

We report results from a 30 ks observation of Cygnus X-1 with the High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer (HETGS) on board the {\em Chandra X-ray Observatory}. Numerous absorption lines were detected in the HETGS spectrum. The lines are associated with highly ionized Ne, Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, and Fe, some of which have been seen in earlier HETGS observations. Surprisingly, however, we discovered dramatic variability of the lines over the duration of the present observation. For instance, the flux of the Ne X line at 12.14 Å was about $5 \times 10^{-3}$ photons cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ in the early part of the observation but became subsequently undetectable, with a 99% upper limit of $0.06 \times 10^{-3}$ photons cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ on the flux of the line. This implies that the line weakened by nearly two orders of magnitude on a timescale of hours. The overall X-ray flux of the source did also vary during the observation but only by 20--30%. For Cyg X-1, the absorption lines are generally attributed to the absorption of X-rays by ionized stellar wind in the binary system. Therefore, they may provide valuable diagnostics on the physical condition of the wind. We discuss the implications of the results.

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