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Scorpius X-1中千赫兹准周期振荡的频率变化和带限噪声通量

Frequency Variation of the Kilohertz Quasi-periodic Oscillations and the Flux of the Band-limited Noise in Scorpius X-1

Xiaofeng Cao, Wenfei Yu

摘要:

利用{ \it Rossi X射线定时探测器(RXTE)}对最亮中子星天蝎座X-1的水平支(HB)和上正常支(NB)同时观测到的0.5- 16 Hz范围内的kHz准周期振荡(QPO)和带限噪声(BLN)进行了研究。我们发现双kHz QPO频率与HB上BLN时间尺度上发生的通量变化正相关,与先前报道的NB上正常分支振荡(NBO)时间尺度上的反相关相反,这表明尽管它们沿着颜色-颜色轨道顺序发生,BLN和NBO是不同的起源。我们还表明,双kHz QPO之间的频率分离的BLN时间尺度上的$2\sim~3$ Hz的流量减少的证据,这是一致的,在较长的时间尺度上的Z源跟踪HB的趋势。这进一步表明,与BLN相关的流量变化源于盘吸积流中的质量吸积率变化。我们讨论了这些结果对我们理解BLN的影响。

英文摘要:

We study the kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations (kHz QPOs) and the band-limited noise (BLN) in the 0.5--16 Hz range observed simultaneously on the horizontal branch (HB) and on the upper normal branch (NB) of the brightest neutron star Low-mass X-ray Binary (LMXB) Scorpius X--1 with the observations performed with the {\it Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE)}. We find that the twin kHz QPO frequencies are positively correlated with the flux variations taking place on the BLN time scales on the HB, in contrast to the anti-correlation held on the time scale of the normal branch oscillation (NBO) on the NB reported previously, suggesting that although they occur in sequence along the color-color tracks, the BLN and the NBO are of different origins. We also show the evidence that the frequency separation between the twin kHz QPOs decreases with the flux by $2\sim~3$ Hz on the BLN time scales, which is consistent with the trend on the longer time scale that the Z source traces the HB. This further suggests that the flux variation associated with the BLN originates from the mass accretion rate variation in the disk accretion flow. We discuss the implications of these results for our understanding of the BLN.

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