Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-12-20
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
7 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Chinese Journal of Astronomy and astrophysics, 2004 Supplements
Scientific paper
We improve the method proposed by Yao \emph{et al} (2003) to resolve the X-ray dust scattering halos of point sources. Using this method we re-analyze the Cygnus X-1 data observed with {\it Chandra} (ObsID 1511) and derive the halo radial profile in different energy bands and the fractional halo intensity (FHI) as $I(E)=0.402\times E_{{\rm keV}}^{-2}$. We also apply the method to the Cygnus X-3 data ({\it Chandra} ObsID 425) and derive the halo radial profile from the first order data with the {\it Chandra} ACIS+HETG. It is found that the halo radial profile could be fit by the halo model MRN (Mathis, Rumpl $&$ Nordsieck, 1977) and WD01 (Weingartner $&$ Draine, 2001); the dust clouds should be located at between 1/2 to 1 of the distance to Cygnus X-1 and between 1/6 to 3/4 (from MRN model) or 1/6 to 2/3 (from WD01 model) of the distance to Cygnus X-3, respectively.
Xiang Jingen
Yao Yangsen
Zhang Shuang Nan
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