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相对论性线和来自中子星周围内吸积盘的反射

Relativistic Lines and Reflection from the Inner Accretion Disks Around Neutron Stars

E. M. Cackett, J. M. Miller, D. R. Ballantyne, D. Barret, S. Bhattacharyya, M. Boutelier, M. C. Miller, T. E. Strohmayer, R. Wijnands

摘要:

最近发现的一批中子星低质量X射线双星在X射线谱中显示出宽的、不对称的Fe K发射线。这些谱线通常被认为是反射光谱中最突出的部分,起源于吸积盘的内部,在那里强烈的相对论效应可以加宽发射谱线。本文对10个中子星低质量X射线双星的Suzaku谱和XMM-牛顿谱进行了全面、系统的分析,它们都显示出宽的Fe-K发射线。在这10个源中,4个是Z源,4个是环礁,2个是吸积毫秒X射线天体(也是环礁)。铁K线与史瓦西度规的相对论性线模型很好地拟合,并且在大多数情况下意味着内盘半径的范围很窄(6 ~ 15 GM/c^2)。这意味着吸积盘在一定的光度范围内延伸到靠近中子星表面的地方。连续体建模表明,对于大多数观测,黑体分量(可能与边界层相关)在8 - 20 keV的X射线发射中占主导地位。因此,看来很可能是这个光谱成分产生了照亮吸积盘的大部分电离通量。因此,我们也适合光谱与模糊反射模型,其中的黑体组件照亮磁盘。这个模型在大多数情况下都很适合,支持了边界层照亮了一个几何薄圆盘的观点。

英文摘要:

A number of neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries have recently been discovered to show broad, asymmetric Fe K emission lines in their X-ray spectra. These lines are generally thought to be the most prominent part of a reflection spectrum, originating in the inner part of the accretion disk where strong relativistic effects can broaden emission lines. We present a comprehensive, systematic analysis of Suzaku and XMM-Newton spectra of 10 neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries, all of which display broad Fe K emission lines. Of the 10 sources, 4 are Z sources, 4 are atolls and 2 are accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars (also atolls). The Fe K lines are well fit by a relativistic line model for a Schwarzschild metric, and imply a narrow range of inner disk radii (6 - 15 GM/c^2) in most cases. This implies that the accretion disk extends close to the neutron star surface over a range of luminosities. Continuum modeling shows that for the majority of observations, a blackbody component (plausibly associated with the boundary layer) dominates the X-ray emission from 8 - 20 keV. Thus it appears likely that this spectral component produces the majority of the ionizing flux that illuminates the accretion disk. Therefore, we also fit the spectra with a blurred reflection model, wherein a blackbody component illuminates the disk. This model fits well in most cases, supporting the idea that the boundary layer is illuminating a geometrically thin disk.

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