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伽马射线双星LS I+61 303的快速X射线光变

Rapid X-ray variability of the gamma-ray binary LS I+61 303

J. Lopez-Miralles, Sara E. Motta, S. Migliari, F. Jaron

AI总结:

本研究分析1996-2011年RXTE/PCA存档数据,探究伽马射线双星LS I+61 303的快速X射线光变,测得约26.6天的周期,发现0.1Hz以下弱红噪声随相位变化,未发现显著周期/准周期信号。

摘要:

伽马射线双星LS I+61 303自六十多年前被发现以来,已在不同波段得到广泛监测。然而,该系统中致密天体的本质及其特殊行为仍存在很大争议。为研究LS I+61 303的快速X射线光变,我们分析了该源1996年至2011年间的所有存档RXTE/PCA(罗西X射线计时探测器/正比计数器阵列)数据。时序分析得到周期为$P\boldsymbol{\sim}26.6\pm0.3$天,这一结果与文献中报道的LS I+61 303的多个周期在统计上相符。利用该周期,我们开展了数据相位分辨分析,生成了一组相位分箱平均的能谱与功率密度谱。这些功率密度谱在0.1 Hz以下以弱红噪声为主,高于该频率则无信号。红噪声的振幅随相位略有变化,其最大值与X射线流量的凹陷以及更软的光子指数位置重合。除低频噪声外,本分析未在LS I+61 303的RXTE/PCA数据中发现任何具有统计显著性的周期或准周期时序特征。

英文摘要:

The gamma-ray binary LS I+61 303 has been widely monitored at different wavelengths since its discovery more than sixty years ago. However, the nature of the compact object and the peculiar behavior of the system are still largely debated. Aimed at investigating the rapid X-ray variability of LS I+61 303, we have analysed all the archival RXTE/PCA data of the source, taken between 1996 and 2011. The timing analysis yields a periodicity of $P\sim 26.6\pm 0.3$ days, which is statistically compatible with several periodicities reported in the literature for LS I+61 303. Using this period, we performed a data phase-resolved analysis to produce a set of phase-bin-averaged energy spectra and power density spectra. These power density spectra are dominated by weak red noise below 0.1 Hz, and show no signal above this frequency. The amplitude of the red noise varies mildly with the phase, and shows a maximum that coincides with a dip of the X-ray flux and a softer photon index. Aside from low-frequency noise, this analysis does not provide any statistically significant periodic or quasi-periodic timing feature in the RXTE/PCA data of LS I+61 303.

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