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GX301-2中的星风吸积:高密度流的证据

Stellar Wind Accretion in GX301-2: Evidence for a High-density Stream

D. A. Leahy, M. Kostka

摘要:

X射线双星系统GX 301 -2由一颗在偏心轨道上的中子星组成,该中子星是从大质量早型恒星WRAY 977吸积而来的。先前已经证明,X射线轨道光变曲线与从Wray 977流出的气体流的存在以及其强烈的恒星风是一致的。本文分析了近十年来Rossi X射线定时探测器(RXTE)/全天监视器(ASM)的X射线监测观测和RXTE/正比计数器阵列(PCA)的定点观测。我们分析了通量和柱密度对轨道相位的依赖性。风和流的动力学计算各种系统的倾角,同伴旋转率和风速,以及参数化的流的宽度和密度。这些计算被用来作为输入,以确定预期的吸积光度和柱密度沿视线的中子星。将模型的光度和柱密度与观测到的通量和柱密度与轨道相位进行比较,以约束恒星风和气体流的性质。我们发现,明亮和中等强度水平之间的变化主要是由于减少质量损失的恒星风,但中等和昏暗的强度水平之间的变化主要是由于流密度降低。流中的质量损失率超过恒星风的2.5倍。模型拟合的质量对于较低的倾角明显更好,有利于WRAY 977的质量为53至62 Msun。

英文摘要:

The X-ray binary system GX301-2 consists of a neutron star in an eccentric orbit accreting from the massive early-type star WRAY 977. It has previously been shown that the X-ray orbital light curve is consistent with existence of a gas stream flowing out from Wray 977 in addition to its strong stellar wind. Here, X-ray monitoring observations by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE)/ All-Sky-Monitor (ASM) and pointed observations by the RXTE/ Proportional Counter Array (PCA) over the past decade are analyzed. We analyze both the flux and column density dependence on orbital phase. The wind and stream dynamics are calculated for various system inclinations, companion rotation rates and wind velocities, as well as parametrized by the stream width and density. These calculations are used as inputs to determine both the expected accretion luminosity and the column density along the line-of-sight to the neutron star. The model luminosity and column density are compared to observed flux and column density vs. orbital phase, to constrain the properties of the stellar wind and the gas stream. We find that the change between bright and medium intensity levels is primarily due to decreased mass loss in the stellar wind, but the change between medium and dim intensity levels is primarily due to decreased stream density. The mass-loss rate in the stream exceeds that in the stellar wind by a factor of 2.5. The quality of the model fits is significantly better for lower inclinations, favoring a mass for WRAY 977 of 53 to 62 Msun.

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