Detection of a cyclotron line and its second harmonic in 4U1907+09

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dc.creatorCusumano, G.
dc.creatorDi Salvo, T.
dc.creatorBurderi, L.
dc.creatorOrlandini, M.
dc.creatorPiraino, S.
dc.creatorRobba, N.
dc.creatorSantangelo, A.
dc.date1998-09-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:06:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:06:25Z
dc.descriptionWe report the detection of a cyclotron absorption line and its second harmonic in the average spectrum of the high mass X-ray binary 4U1907+09 observed by the BeppoSAX satellite on 1997 September 27 and 28. The broad band spectral capability of BeppoSAX allowed a good determination of the continuum against which the two absorption features are evident at ~ 19 and ~ 39 keV. Correcting for the gravitational redshift of a ~ 1.4 solar mass neutron star, the inferred surface magnetic field strength is B = 2.1 10E12 G that is typical for this kind of systems. We also detected an iron emission line at ~ 6.4 keV, with an equivalent width of ~ 60 eV.
dc.description4 pages, 3 postscript figures. Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9809167
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9809167
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/208651
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleDetection of a cyclotron line and its second harmonic in 4U1907+09
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