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钱德拉探测了M51 ULX-7的X射线可变性:螺旋桨转换和轨道周期上X射线下降的证据

Chandra probes the X-ray variability of M51 ULX-7: evidence of propeller transition and X-ray dips on orbital periods

G. Vasilopoulos, F. Koliopanos, F. Haberl, H. Treiber, M. Brightman, H. P. Earnshaw, A. Gúrpide

摘要:

我们报告了ULX脉冲星M51 ULX-7的时间特性,这些特性是从2012年33天内获得的2018-2020年Swift/XRT监测数据和Chandra档案数据的分析中推断出来的。我们发现一个扩展的低通量状态,这可能是指示螺旋桨过渡,贷款进一步支持的解释,NS旋转接近平衡。或者,这种关闭状态可能与可变的超轨道周期有关。此外,我们还发现了与双星轨道周期相关的X射线光变曲线的周期性下降。这些凹陷的存在意味着双星的轨道平面更接近于一个方向的边缘,因此证明了观测ULX双星并不需要有利的几何结构。这些特征类似于在原型X射线双星如Her X-1和SMC X-1或其他ULX双星如NGC 5907 ULX 1中看到的特征。

英文摘要:

We report on the temporal properties of the ULX pulsar M51 ULX-7 inferred from the analysis of the 2018-2020 Swift/XRT monitoring data and archival Chandra data obtained over a period of 33 days in 2012. We find an extended low flux state, which might be indicative of propeller transition, lending further support to the interpretation that the NS is rotating near equilibrium. Alternatively, this off state could be related to a variable super-orbital period. Moreover, we report the discovery of periodic dips in the X-ray light curve that are associated with the binary orbital period. The presence of the dips implies a configuration where the orbital plane of the binary is closer to an edge on orientation, and thus demonstrates that favorable geometries are not necessary in order to observe ULX pulsars.These characteristics are similar to those seen in prototypical X-ray pulsars like Her X-1 and SMC X-1 or other ULX pulsars like NGC 5907 ULX1.

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