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高质量X射线双星4U 2206+54中慢X射线脉动的发现

Discovery of slow X-ray pulsations in the high-mass X-ray binary 4U 2206+54

P. Reig, J. M Torrejon, I. Negueruela, P. Blay, M. Ribo, J. Wilms

摘要:

4U 2206+54是最神秘的高质量X射线双星之一。尽管进行了密集的搜索,但在0.001-1000 s的时间范围内没有检测到X射线脉动。在~30 keV的回旋加速器线已建议由不同的作者,但从未检测到的意义。光学伴星的恒星风异常缓慢。最初报告的轨道周期为9.6天,消失了,新的周期为19.25天。我们新的长时间和不间断的RXTE观测使我们能够首次搜索长时间(~1小时)的脉动。我们在4U 2206+54的光变曲线中发现了5560秒的脉动。这些脉动最初是在RXTE数据中探测到的,现在也出现在INTEGRAL和EXOSAT观测中。在2-10 keV的能量范围内,平均X射线亮度为1.5 x 10^{35} erg s^{-1},Fmax/Fmin约为5。该比率意味着偏心率约为0.4,略高于先前建议的偏心率。该源在低能量下也表现出软过剩。如果用黑体分量来模拟软过剩,那么发射区的大小和温度就与它在中子星表面上的热点方面的解释一致。该源显示的变化的时间尺度的天,大概是由于质量吸积率的变化,因为中子星周围的光学伴星在一个适度的偏心轨道。

英文摘要:

The source 4U 2206+54 is one of the most enigmatic high-mass X-ray binaries. In spite of intensive searches, X-ray pulsations have not been detected in the time range 0.001-1000 s. A cyclotron line at ~30 keV has been suggested by various authors but never detected with significance. The stellar wind of the optical companion is abnormally slow. The orbital period, initially reported to be 9.6 days, disappeared and a new periodicity of 19.25 days emerged. Our new long and uninterrupted RXTE observations allow us to search for long (~1 hr) pulsations for the first time. We have discovered 5560-s pulsations in the light curve of 4U 2206+54. Initially detected in RXTE data, these pulsations are also present in INTEGRAL and EXOSAT observations. The average X-ray luminosity in the energy range 2-10 keV is 1.5 x 10^{35} erg s^{-1} with a ratio Fmax/Fmin ~ 5. This ratio implies an eccentricity of ~0.4, somewhat higher than previously suggested. The source also shows a soft excess at low energies. If the soft excess is modelled with a blackbody component, then the size and temperature of the emitting region agrees with its interpretation in terms of a hot spot on the neutron star surface. The source displays variability on time scales of days, presumably due to changes in the mass accretion rate as the neutron star moves around the optical companion in a moderately eccentric orbit.

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