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XMM-牛顿在M31最亮持续超软X射线源中发现217 s脉动

XMM-Newton discovery of 217 s pulsations in the brightest persistent supersoft X-ray source in M31

Sergey Trudolyubov, William Priedhorsky

摘要:

我们报告了在2000-2004年的XMM-牛顿观测中发现的明亮超软X射线源XMMU J004252.5+411540的周期性调制。该源具有周期P~217.7 s的X射线脉冲,脉冲形状为准正弦,脉冲分数为~7- 11%。在4年的时间尺度上,我们没有检测到脉动周期的统计学显著变化。XMMU J 004252.5 +411540的X射线谱非常柔和,可以近似为温度为62-77 eV的吸收黑体和0.2-3.0 keV能带中光子指数约为1.7-3.1的弱幂律尾。该源的X射线特性和没有比19等更亮的光学/紫外对应物表明它属于M31。在760千秒差距时,估计的辐射热光度在~ 2 e38和~ 8 e38尔格/秒之间变化,这取决于光谱模型的选择。XMMU J 004252.5 +411540的X射线脉动和超软光谱表明,它几乎肯定是一颗吸积的白矮星,其表面稳定燃烧着富氢物质。我们将X射线脉动解释为旋转白矮星的强磁场的特征。假设X射线源是由盘吸积提供能量的,我们估计它的表面场强在4 e5 G < B_{0} <8 e6 G的范围内。XMMU J004252.5+411540是M31中第二个显示相干脉动的超软X射线源,仅次于具有865.5 s脉动周期的瞬态超软源XMMU J004319.4+411758。

英文摘要:

We report on the discovery of a periodic modulation in the bright supersoft X-ray source XMMU J004252.5+411540 detected in the 2000-2004 XMM-Newton observations of M31. The source exhibits X-ray pulsations with a period P~217.7 s and a quasi-sinusoidal pulse shape and pulsed fraction ~7-11%. We did not detect statistically significant changes in the pulsation period on the time scale of 4 years. The X-ray spectra of XMMU J004252.5+411540 are extremely soft and can be approximated with an absorbed blackbody of temperature 62-77 eV and a weak power law tail of photon index ~1.7-3.1 in the 0.2-3.0 keV energy band. The X-ray properties of the source and the absence of an optical/UV counterpart brighter than 19 mag suggest that it belongs to M31. The estimated bolometric luminosity of the source varies between ~2e38 and ~8e38 ergs/s at 760 kpc, depending on the choice of spectral model. The X-ray pulsations and supersoft spectrum of XMMU J004252.5+411540 imply that it is almost certainly an accreting white dwarf, steadily burning hydrogen-rich material on its surface. We interpret X-ray pulsations as a signature of the strong magnetic field of the rotating white dwarf. Assuming that the X-ray source is powered by disk accretion, we estimate its surface field strength to be in the range 4e5 G <B_{0}<8e6 G. XMMU J004252.5+411540 is the second supersoft X-ray source in M31 showing coherent pulsations, after the transient supersoft source XMMU J004319.4+411758 with 865.5 s pulsation period.

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