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GX 1+4的自旋周期演化

Spin period evolution of GX 1+4

A. González-Galán, E. Kuulkers, P. Kretschmar, S. Larsson, K. Postnov, A. Kochetkova, M. H. Finger

摘要:

我们的目标是补充现有的数据上的自旋历史的奇特的吸积X射线脉冲星GX 1+4与更多的过去和当前的数据从BeppoSAX,INTEGRAL,费米和解释的吸积理论的框架内的演变。我们使用BeppoSAX/WFC和INTEGRAL/ISGRI获得的源光变曲线,使用历元折叠分析获得脉冲周期。费米/GBM数据进行了分析,通过拟合一个常数加上傅立叶展开的背景扣除率,并最大化Y2统计。我们用Swift/BAT的硬X射线光变曲线完成了样品。对数据进行了检查,以确定流量与脉冲星自旋在不同时间尺度上变化之间的相关性。脉冲星的自旋下降继续以恒定的频率变化,即,这一时期的变化明显加快。在过去的三十年里,脉冲周期增加了约50%。在长期趋势之上的短期波动确实显示出与源通量的反相关性。可能的解释所观察到的长期频率和它对通量的依赖进行了讨论。

英文摘要:

We aim both to complement the existing data on the spin history of the peculiar accreting X-ray pulsar GX 1+4 with more past and current data from BeppoSAX, INTEGRAL, and Fermi and to interpret the evolution in the framework of accretion theory. We used source light curves obtained from BeppoSAX/WFC and INTEGRAL/ISGRI to derive pulse periods using an epoch-folding analysis. Fermi/GBM data were analyzed by fitting a constant plus a Fourier expansion to background-subtracted rates, and maximizing the Y2 statistic. We completed the sample with hard X-ray light curves from Swift/BAT. The data were checked for correlations between flux and changes of the pulsar spin on different timescales. The spin-down of the pulsar continues with a constant change in frequency, i.e., an apparently accelerating change in the period. Over the past three decades, the pulse period has increased by about ~50%. Short-term fluctuations on top of this long-term trend do show anti-correlation with the source flux. Possible explanations of the observed long-term frequency and its dependence on flux are discussed.

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