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Vela X-1 as seen by RXTE | | I. Kreykenbohm
; P. Kretschmar
; J. Wilms
; R. Staubert
; E. Kendziorra
; D. E. Gruber
; W. A. Heindl
; R. R. Rothschild
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19 Oct 1998 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Affiliation: | 1,3), J. Wilms , R. Staubert , E. Kendziorra , D. E. Gruber , W. A. Heindl , R. R. Rothschild ( IAA Tuebingen, Astronomie, CASA, University of California at San Diego, ISDC, Observatoire de Geneve | | Abstract: | We present results from four observations of the accreting X-ray pulsar Vela X-1 with RXTE in 1996 February. The light curves show strong pulse to pulse variations, while the average pulse profiles are quite stable, similar to previous results. Below 5keV the pulse profiles display a complex, 5-peaked structure with a transition to a simple, double peak above about 15keV. We analyze phase-averaged, phase-resolved, and on-pulse minus off-pulse spectra. The best spectral fits were obtained using continuum models with a smooth high-energy turnover. In contrast, the commonly used power law with exponential cutoff introduced artificial features in the fit residuals. Using a power law with a Fermi-Dirac cutoff modified by photoelectric absorption and an iron line, the best fit spectra are still unacceptable. We interpret large deviations around 25 and 55keV as fundamental and second harmonic cyclotron absorption lines. If this result holds true, the ratio of the line energies seems to be larger than 2. Phase resolved spectra show that the cyclotron lines are strongest on the main pulse while they are barely visible outside the pulses. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/9810282 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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