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HR 1099的X射线活性的长期变化

Long-term variations in the X-ray activity of HR 1099

V. Perdelwitz, F. H. Navarrete, J. Zamponi, R. E. Mennickent, M. Völschow, J. Robrade, P. C. Schneider, D. R. G. Schleicher, J. H. M. M. Schmitt

摘要:

虽然近距离双星系统的时间变化已经研究了很长时间,但其根本原因仍然不清楚。一个可能的解释是所谓的阿普尔盖特机制,即一个强的、可变的磁场可以周期性地改变恒星组件的引力四极矩,从而引起可观测的周期变化。表现出如此强烈的轨道变化的系统之一是RS CVn双星HR 1099,其活动周期已被多位作者通过光球和色球活动指标进行了研究,导致了矛盾的周期。我们的目标是独立地确定HR 1099的磁活动周期,使用档案X射线数据,以便与轨道周期变化进行比较。档案X射线数据从80个不同的观测HR 1099获得12个不同的X射线设施和覆盖近四十年来被用来确定X射线通量的能量范围为2-10 keV的光谱拟合和通量转换。通过Lomb-Scargle周期图,我们分析了由此产生的长期X射线光曲线,以寻找周期性。我们在X射线数据中未检测到任何统计学显著的周期性。对HR 1099的光学数据的分析表明,这种周期的推导强烈依赖于可用数据的时间覆盖范围,因为观察到的光学变化强烈偏离纯正弦波。我们认为,这提供了一个解释,为什么其他作者得出这样一个广泛的活动周期的基础上光学数据。我们的结论是,我们的分析构成了最长的恒星X射线活动光变曲线迄今为止,但仍然相当稀疏的采样的X射线数据,以及随机耀斑活动,不允许独立确定的X射线活动周期。

英文摘要:

Although timing variations in close binary systems have been studied for a long time, their underlying causes are still unclear. A possible explanation is the so-called Applegate mechanism, where a strong, variable magnetic field can periodically change the gravitational quadrupole moment of a stellar component, thus causing observable period changes. One of the systems exhibiting such strong orbital variations is the RS CVn binary HR 1099, whose activity cycle has been studied by various authors via photospheric and chromospheric activity indicators, resulting in contradicting periods. We aim at independently determining the magnetic activity cycle of HR 1099 using archival X-ray data to allow for a comparison to orbital period variations. Archival X-ray data from 80 different observations of HR 1099 acquired with 12 different X-ray facilities and covering almost four decades were used to determine X-ray fluxes in the energy range of 2-10 keV via spectral fitting and flux conversion. Via the Lomb-Scargle periodogram we analyze the resulting long-term X-ray light curve to search for periodicities. We do not detect any statistically significant periodicities within the X-ray data. An analysis of optical data of HR 1099 shows that the derivation of such periods is strongly dependent on the time coverage of available data, since the observed optical variations strongly deviate from a pure sine wave. We argue that this offers an explanation as to why other authors derive such a wide range of activity cycle periods based on optical data. We conclude that our analysis constitutes the longest stellar X-ray activity light curve acquired to date, yet the still rather sparse sampling of the X-ray data, along with stochastic flaring activity, does not allow for the independent determination of an X-ray activity cycle.

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