Correlation between BATSE hard X-ray spectral and timing properties of Cygnus X-1

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Crary, DJ
Kouveliotou, C
vanParadijs, J
vanderHooft, F
Scott, DM
Paciesas, WS
vanderKlis, M
Finger, MH
Harmon, BA
Lewin, WHG
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[1] UNIV SPACE RES ASSOC, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806 USA
[2] UNIV ALABAMA, DEPT PHYS, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35899 USA
[3] UNIV AMSTERDAM, ASTRON INST ANTON PANNEKOEK, 1098 SJ AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[4] NATL INST NUCL & HIGH ENERGY PHYS, CTR HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYS, 1098 SJ AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
[5] MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
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stars; individual (Cygnus X-1); X-rays;
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摘要
We have analyzed approximately 1100 days of Cygnus X-1 hard X-ray data obtained with BATSE to study its rapid variability. We find for the first time correlations between the slope of the spectrum and the hard X-ray intensity, and between the spectral slope and the amplitude of the rapid variations of the hard X-ray flux. We compare our results with expectations from current theories of accretion onto black holes.
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