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M82中X射线准周期振荡的起源及瞬态超铝X射线源的鉴别

Origin of the X-ray Quasi-Periodic Oscillations and Identification of a Transient Ultraluminous X-Ray Source in M82

Hua Feng, Philip Kaaret

摘要:

星暴星系M82包含两个超亮X射线源(ULX):CXOM 82 J095550.2+694047(=X41.4+60)和CXOM 82 J095551.1+694045(=X42.3+59),这两个超亮X射线源无法被XMM-牛顿解析。我们重新访问了M82的两个XMM-牛顿观测,并使用已知的钱德拉源位置分析了表面亮度轮廓。我们发现,XMM-牛顿探测到的准周期振荡(QPO)起源于M82中最亮的X射线源X41.4+60。校正未分辨源的贡献后,2001年5月6日频率为55.8+/-1.3 mHz的QPO的分数均方根振幅为32%,2004年4月21日频率为112.9+/-1.3 mHz的QPO的振幅为21%。QPO频率可能与源通量相关,类似于XTE 1550-564和GRS 1915+105中的C型QPO,但亮度高两个数量级。X42.3+59是M82中第二亮的源,在2001年5月6日显示出惊人的高通量,在2-10 keV波段的通量为1.4E-11 ergs/cm^2/s。X42.3+59的七年光变曲线显示出超过1000倍的极端变化;在钱德拉的几次观测中没有发现该源。这种短暂的行为表明吸积来自一个不稳定的磁盘。如果伴星是大质量的,就像在年轻恒星环境中所预期的那样,那么这个紧凑的物体很可能是IMBH。

英文摘要:

The starburst galaxy M82 contains two ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), CXOM82 J095550.2+694047 (=X41.4+60) and CXOM82 J095551.1+694045 (=X42.3+59), which are unresolved by XMM-Newton. We revisited the two XMM-Newton observations of M82 and analyzed the surface brightness profiles using the known Chandra source positions. We show that the quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) detected with XMM-Newton originate from X41.4+60, the brightest X-ray source in M82. Correcting for the contributions of the unresolved sources, the QPO at a frequency of 55.8+/-1.3 mHz on 2001 May 06 had a fractional rms amplitude of 32%, and the QPO at 112.9+/-1.3 mHz on 2004 April 21 had an amplitude of 21%. The QPO frequency may possibly be correlated with the source flux, similar to the type C QPOs in XTE 1550-564 and GRS 1915+105, but at luminosities two orders of magnitude higher. X42.3+59, the second brightest source in M82, displayed a strikingly high flux of 1.4E-11 ergs/cm^2/s in the 2-10 keV band on 2001 May 6. A seven-year light curve of X42.3+59 shows extreme variability over a factor of 1000; the source is not detected in several Chandra observations. This transient behavior suggests accretion from an unstable disk. If the companion star is massive, as might be expected in the young stellar environment, then the compact object would likely be an IMBH.

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