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用$\emph{NuSTAR}$观测4U 1636-53、GX 17+2和4U 1705-44中的中子星和吸积盘

A Hard Look at the Neutron Stars and Accretion Disks in 4U 1636-53, GX 17+2, and 4U 1705-44 with $\emph{NuSTAR}$

R. M. Ludlam, J. M. Miller, M. Bachetti, D. Barret, A. C. Bostrom, E. M. Cackett, N. Degenaar, T. Di Salvo, L. Natalucci, J. A. Tomsick, F. Paerels, M. L. Parker

摘要:

我们介绍了中子星(NS)低质量X射线双星:4U 1636-53,GX 17+2和4U 1705-44的$\emph{NuSTAR}$观测。我们观察到4U 1636-53处于硬态,爱丁顿分数$F_{\mathrm{Edd}}$为0.01; GX 17+2和4U 1705-44处于软态,分数分别为0.57和0.10。每个光谱都显示了相对论加宽的Fe K $_α$线的证据。通过吸积盘反射模型,我们限制在4U 1636-53的内盘的半径为$R_{in}=1.03\pm0.03$ ISCO(最内稳定圆轨道)假设一个无量纲的自旋参数$a_{*}=cJ/GM^{2}=0.0$,和$R_{in}=1.08\pm0.06$ ISCO的$a_{*}=0.3$(在1 $σ$引用的错误)。该值被证明是与模型无关的。例如,对于$a_{*}=0.3$和$M=1.4\ M_{\odot}$,$1.08\pm0.06$ ISCO转换为物理半径$R=10.8\pm0.6$ km,中子星必须小于这个半径(对于允许的自旋参数和质量,其他结果也是可能的)。对于GX 17+2,$a_{*}=0.0$采用$R_{in}=1.00-1.04$ ISCO,$a_{*}=0.3$采用$R_{in}=1.03-1.30$ ISCO。对于$a_{*}=0.3$和$M=1.4\ M_{\odot}$,$R_{in}=1.03-1.30$ ISCO转换为$R=10.3-13.0$ km。4U 1705-44的内吸积盘可能在恒星表面上方被截断,可能是被边界层或磁层截断;反射模型给出$a_{*}=0.0$的半径为1.46-1.64 ISCO,$a_{*}=0.3$的半径为1.69-1.93 ISCO。我们讨论的影响,我们的研究结果可能有状态方程的超密,冷物质和我们的理解最里面的吸积流到中子星与低表面磁场,和系统误差有关的反射模型和时空度量周围不太理想的中子星。

英文摘要:

We present $\emph{NuSTAR}$ observations of neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binaries: 4U 1636-53, GX 17+2, and 4U 1705-44. We observed 4U 1636-53 in the hard state, with an Eddington fraction, $F_{\mathrm{Edd}}$, of 0.01; GX 17+2 and 4U 1705-44 were in the soft state with fractions of 0.57 and 0.10, respectively. Each spectrum shows evidence for a relativistically broadened Fe K$_α$ line. Through accretion disk reflection modeling, we constrain the radius of the inner disk in 4U 1636-53 to be $R_{in}=1.03\pm0.03$ ISCO (innermost stable circular orbit) assuming a dimensionless spin parameter $a_{*}=cJ/GM^{2}=0.0$, and $R_{in}=1.08\pm0.06$ ISCO for $a_{*}=0.3$ (errors quoted at 1 $σ$). This value proves to be model independent. For $a_{*}=0.3$ and $M=1.4\ M_{\odot}$, for example, $1.08\pm0.06$ ISCO translates to a physical radius of $R=10.8\pm0.6$ km, and the neutron star would have to be smaller than this radius (other outcomes are possible for allowed spin parameters and masses). For GX 17+2, $R_{in}=1.00-1.04$ ISCO for $a_{*}=0.0$ and $R_{in}=1.03-1.30$ ISCO for $a_{*}=0.3$. For $a_{*}=0.3$ and $M=1.4\ M_{\odot}$, $R_{in}=1.03-1.30$ ISCO translates to $R=10.3-13.0$ km. The inner accretion disk in 4U 1705-44 may be truncated just above the stellar surface, perhaps by a boundary layer or magnetosphere; reflection models give a radius of 1.46-1.64 ISCO for $a_{*}=0.0$ and 1.69-1.93 ISCO for $a_{*}=0.3$. We discuss the implications that our results may have on the equation of state of ultradense, cold matter and our understanding of the innermost accretion flow onto neutron stars with low surface magnetic fields, and systematic errors related to the reflection models and spacetime metric around less idealized neutron stars.

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