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吸积毫秒X射线脉冲星IGR J17511-3057中可能的孪生kHz准周期振荡

Possible twin kHz Quasi Periodic Oscillations in the accreting millisecond X-ray Pulsar IGR J17511-3057

Maithili Kalamkar, Diego Altamirano, M. van der Klis

摘要:

利用Rossi X射线定时探测器正比计数器阵列自2009年9月12日发现吸积毫秒X射线脉冲星(AMXP)IGR J17511-3057以来的所有定点观测资料,对该脉冲星的非周期性X射线定时和颜色行为进行了研究.根据颜色和时间特征,可将该源归类为环礁源。在整个爆发过程中,它一直处于坚硬状态。在爆发的开始和结束时,源表现出似乎是双kHz准周期振荡(QPO)。双QPO之间的间隔Δ V为~ 120 Hz。与慢旋转器的预期相反,它不是接近244.8 Hz的旋转频率,而是接近旋转频率的一半。然而,QPO的识别是不确定的,因为源不完全适合在中子星低质量X射线双星(NS LMXB)中看到的非周期性变化频率的相关性的现有方案,也不能一个单一的移位因子,使其适合已报告的其他AMXP。这些结果表明,IGR J17511-3057是一个不同于其他AMXP的独特来源,并且可能在促进我们对AMXP和NS LMXB的理解方面发挥关键作用。

英文摘要:

We report on the aperiodic X-ray timing and color behavior of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar (AMXP) IGR J17511-3057, using all the pointed observations obtained with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Proportional Counter Array since the source's discovery on 2009 September 12. The source can be classified as an atoll source on the basis of the color and timing characteristics. It was in the hard state during the entire outburst. In the beginning and at the end of the outburst, the source exhibited what appear to be twin kHz quasi periodic oscillations (QPOs). The separation Δνbetween the twin QPOs is ~ 120 Hz. Contrary to expectations for slow rotators, instead of being close to the 244.8 Hz spin frequency, it is close to half the spin frequency. However, identification of the QPOs is not certain as the source does not fit perfectly in the existing scheme of correlations of aperiodic variability frequencies seen in neutron star low mass X-ray binaries (NS LMXBs), nor can a single shift factor make it fit as has been reported for other AMXPs. These results indicate that IGR J17511-3057 is a unique source differing from other AMXPs and could play a key role in advancing our understanding of not only AMXPs, but also NS LMXBs in general.

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