Binary corrected X-ray light curve of Cygnus X-3 : implications for the timing properties of the compact binary system

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dc.creatorChoudhury, M.
dc.creatorRao, A. R.
dc.creatorVadawale, S. V.
dc.creatorJain, A. K.
dc.creatorSingh, N. S.
dc.date2004-03-22
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:12:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:12:42Z
dc.descriptionWe study the binary corrected X-ray light curve of Cygnus X-3 using the RXTE-ASM data and RXTE-PCA data. We find that the X-ray template derived from the EXOSAT observations adequately explains the binary variations. Using the recently determined quadratic binary ephemeris we correct the RXTE-PCA lightcurve and obtain the power spectrum which shows distinct features of shifting towards the low frequency regime vis-a-vis the Galactic X-ray binaries. The power spectrum doesn't vary from the hard to the soft state. We also obtain the binary corrected RXTE-ASM monitoring lightcurve and examine the previously obtained correlation between soft X-ray (2-12 keV from RXTE-ASM), hard X-ray (20-100 keV from CGRO-BATSE) and radio (2.2 GHz from GBI) after the binary correction. We find that the correlation time scale is less than a day.
dc.descriptionAccepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0403533
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0403533
dc.identifierAstron.Astrophys. 420 (2004) 665-671
dc.identifierdoi:10.1051/0004-6361:20040110
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/7547
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleBinary corrected X-ray light curve of Cygnus X-3 : implications for the timing properties of the compact binary system
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