The 1999 Hercules X-1 Anomalous Low State

Details The 1999 Hercules X-1 Anomalous Low State The 1999 Hercules X-1 Anomalous Low State

1999-11-30

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911533v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

revised text, 6 revised figures, accepted for publication in ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/317081

A failed main-on in the 35d cycle of Her X-1 was observed with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) on 1999 April 26. Exceptions to the normal 35d cycle have been seen only twice before; in 1983 and again 1993. We present timing and spectral results of this latest Anomalous Low State (ALS) along with comparisons to the main-on and normal low states. Pulsations were observed in the 3-18 keV band with a fractional RMS variation of (0.037+-0.003). Spectral analysis indicates that the ALS spectrum has the same shape as the main-on but is modified by heavy absorption and scattering. We find that 70% of the observed emission has passed through a cold absorber (N_H=5.0x10^{23}cm^{-2}). This partially absorbing spectral fit can be applied to the normal low state with similar results. We find that the ALS observations may be interpreted as a decrease in inclination of the accretion disk causing the central X-Ray source to be obscured over the entire 35d cycle.

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