Bizarre hard X-ray outbursts of Cygnus X-1

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作者
Stern, BE [1 ]
Beloborodov, AM
Poutanen, J
机构
[1] Stockholm Observ, SE-13336 Saltsjobaden, Sweden
[2] Russian Acad Sci, PN Lebedev Phys Inst, Ctr Astro Space, Moscow 117810, Russia
[3] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Nucl Res, Moscow 117312, Russia
关键词
accretion; accretion disks; gamma rays : observations; stars : individual (Cygnus X-1);
D O I
10.1086/321462
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
Very high activity in Cygnus X-1 during 1999 April 19-21 was recorded by the BATSE Large Area Detectors on board the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. The peak luminosity was an order of magnitude higher than the normal luminosity of Cyg X-1. This fact can be critical for models of the hard state of Cyg X-1. The longest outburst lasted similar to 1000 s and demonstrated very unusual temporal and spectral behavior, which indicates the presence of two emission components. One component is relatively soft (with a cutoff below similar to 100 keV) and highly variable, while the other is hard (extending above 100 keV) with much slower variability.
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页码:829 / 833
页数:5
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