Observations of Cygnus X-2 with IUE: Ultraviolet results from a multiwavelength campaign

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Binary Stars, Iue, Stellar Mass Accretion, Stellar Spectra, Ultraviolet Spectra, X Ray Stars, Cygnus Constellation, Neutron Stars, Satellite Imagery, X Ray Spectra

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The observations of the low-mass x ray binary, Cyg X-2, taken with the International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE) in a campaign conducted in June and October of 1988 are reported. A direct relationship between the strength of the UV continuum and line emission and the placement of the x ray spectrum in one of three branches of the so-called Z-shaped curve is found by comparison with simultaneous x ray observations. All three previously known x ray spectral states are detected; the UV continuum and line emission increase monotonically along the Z with the least emission in the horizontal branch, and the most in the flaring branch. Emission lines due to HeII, CIV, NIII, NIV, NV, SiIV, and MgII are observed.

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