The Comptonized X-ray source X1724-308 in the globular cluster Terzan 2

Details The Comptonized X-ray source X1724-308 in the globular cluster Terzan 2 The Comptonized X-ray source X1724-308 in the globular cluster Terzan 2

1998-09-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9809014v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10 pages, Latex, 9 Postscript figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics

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We report on the BeppoSAX observation of the X-ray source X1724-308 in the globular cluster Terzan 2. The broadband spectrum can be described as the superposition of a power-law with photon spectral index 1.6-1.9 and a thermal component with typical temperature ~1 keV. X1724-308is detected in the PDS up to 150 keV with a S/N ratio >3, notwithstanding a sharp exponential cutoff at \~90 keV. The broadband spectrum can be best interpreted as due to the Comptonization of a Wien photon distribution with kT ~1 keV by a spherically-symmetric hot plasma with electron temperature ~30 keV and optical depth ~3. A comparison with the fainter and steeper state, which was observed by EXOSAT, suggests a correlation between the temperature of the Comptonizing electron distribution (or the plasma optical depth) and the X-ray intensity. The X-ray thermal component could originate from a boundary layer between the accretion disk and the compact object, or from the accretion disk itself.

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