A0535+26 in the August/September 2005 outburst observed by RXTE and INTEGRAL

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作者
Caballero, I.
Kretschmar, P.
Santangelo, A.
Staubert, R.
Klochkov, D.
Camero, A.
Ferrigno, C.
Finger, M. H.
Kreykenbohm, I.
McBride, V. A.
Pottschmidt, K.
Rothschild, R. E.
Schoenherr, G.
Segreto, A.
Suchy, S.
Wilms, J.
Wilson, C. A.
机构
[1] Inst Astron & Astrophys, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
[2] ESAC, INTEGRAL Sci Operat Ctr, Madrid 28080, Spain
[3] Univ Valencia, GACE, Inst Ciencias Mat, Valencia 46071, Spain
[4] Inst Astrofis Spaziale & Fis Cosm, IASF, INAF, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
[5] Univ Space Res Assoc, George C Marshall Space Flight Ctr, NASA, Huntsville, AL 35812 USA
[6] INTEGRAL Sci Data Ctr, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
[7] Univ Calif San Diego, CASS, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[8] Dr Remeis Sternwarte Bamberg, D-96049 Bamberg, Germany
关键词
X-rays : binaries; stars : magnetic fields; stars : individual : A0535+26;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361:20067032
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Aims. In this Letter we present results from INTEGRAL and RXTE observations of the spectral and timing behavior of the High Mass X-ray Binary A0535+26 during its August/September 2005 normal (type I) outburst with an average flux F(5-100) keV similar to 400 mCrab. The search for cyclotron resonance scattering features (fundamental and harmonic) is one major focus of the paper. Methods. Our analysis is based on data from INTEGRAL and RXTE Target of Opportunity Observations performed during the outburst. The pulse period is determined. X-ray pulse profiles in different energy ranges are analyzed. The broad band INTEGRAL and RXTE pulse phase averaged X-ray spectra are studied. The evolution of the fundamental cyclotron line at different luminosities is analyzed. Results. The pulse period P is measured to be 103.39315(5) s at MJD 53614.5137. Two absorption features are detected in the phase averaged spectra at E-1 similar to 45 keV and E-2 similar to 100 keV. These can be interpreted as the fundamental cyclotron resonance scattering feature and its first harmonic and therefore the magnetic field can be estimated to be B similar to 4 x 10(12) G.
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