A Further Study of the Luminosity-Dependent Cyclotron Resonance Energies of the Binary X-ray Pulsar 4U0115+63 with RXTE

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dc.creatorNakajima, Motoki
dc.creatorMihara, Tatehiro
dc.creatorMakishima, Kazuo
dc.creatorNiko, Hisako
dc.date2006-01-21
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dc.descriptionThe present paper reports on the RXTE observations of the binary X-ray pulsar 4U0115+63, covering an outburst in 1999 March-April with 44 pointings. The 3-30 keV PCA spectra and the 15-50 keV HEXTE spectra were analyzed jointly for the cyclotron resonance features. When the 3-50 keV luminosity at an assumed distance of 7 kpc was in the range (5-13)x10^{37} erg s^{-1}, harmonic double cyclotron features were observed in absorption at ~11 and ~22 keV, as was measured previously during typical outbursts. As the luminosity decreased below \~5x10^{37} erg s^{-1}, the second resonance disappeared, and the fundamental resonance energy gradually increased, up to $\sim$16 keV at 0.16x10^{37} erg s^{-1}. These results reconfirm the report by Mihara et al. (2004) using Ginga, who observed a single absorption at ~16 keV in a minor (~10^{37} erg s^{-1}) outburst of this object. The luminosity-dependent cyclotron resonance energy may be understood as a result of a decrease in the accretion column height, in response to a decrease in the mass accretion rate.
dc.description33 pages, 12 figures, 4 tables. Accepted for publication in Astrophysical Journal
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601491
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601491
dc.identifierAstrophys.J.646:1125-1138,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/502638
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/182285
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA Further Study of the Luminosity-Dependent Cyclotron Resonance Energies of the Binary X-ray Pulsar 4U0115+63 with RXTE
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