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低质量X射线双星1 E ~1724-3045(Terzan 2)中千赫兹准周期振荡和态跃迁的发现

Discovery of kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations and state transitions in the low-mass X-ray binary 1E~1724-3045 (Terzan 2)

D. Altamirano, M. van der Klis, M. Mendez, R. Wijnands, C. Markwardt, J. Swank

摘要:

利用Rossi X射线定时探测器(RXTE)的正比计数器阵列对低质量X射线双星1 E ~1724- 3045进行了99个点观测,研究了其快速X射线时间变,首次包括了该源在岛状和香蕉状状态下的观测,证实了该源的环礁性质。我们报告发现的千赫兹准周期振荡(kHz QPO)。虽然我们有5个检测到较低的kHz QPO和一个检测到较高的kHz QPO,在没有一个观测中,我们同时检测到两个QPO。通过比较不同环礁源中kHz QPO的均方根振幅与能量的依赖关系,我们得出结论,该信息不能用于明确识别千赫兹QPO,如以前所认为的。我们发现Terzan~2在不同状态下表现出与其他中子星低质量X射线双星(LMXB)相似的计时行为。我们研究了2004年2月和2005年10月之间观察到的通量转换,并得出结论,他们是由于吸积率的变化。

英文摘要:

We have studied the rapid X-ray time variability in 99 pointed observations with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE)'s Proportional Counter Array of the low-mass X-ray binary 1E~1724--3045 which includes, for the first time, observations of this source in its island and banana states, confirming the atoll nature of this source. We report the discovery of kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (kHz QPOs). Although we have 5 detections of the lower kHz QPO and one detection of the upper kHz QPO, in none of the observations we detect both QPOs simultaneously. By comparing the dependence of the rms amplitude with energy of kHz QPOs in different atoll sources, we conclude that this information cannot be use to unambiguously identify the kilohertz QPOs as was previously thought. We find that Terzan~2 in its different states shows timing behavior similar to that seen in other neutron-star low mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs). We studied the flux transitions observed between February 2004 and October 2005 and conclude that they are due to changes in the accretion rate.

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