Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-06-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Revised version, accepted for publication in A&A. Updated references, few typos corrected, minor changes following referee's s
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20065933
We report the results of XMM-Newton and BeppoSAX observations of the radio and X-ray emitting star LS I +61 303, likely associated with the gamma-ray source 2CG 135+01 and recently detected also at TeV energies. The data include a long XMM-Newton pointing carried out in January 2005, which provides the deepest look ever obtained for this object in the 0.3-12 keV range. During this observation the source flux decreased from a high level of 13E12 erg/cm2/s to 4E12 erg/cm2/s within 2-3 hours.This flux range is the same seen in shorter and less sensitive observations carried out in the past, but the new data show for the first time that transitions between the two levels can occur on short time scales. The flux decrease was accompanied by a significant softening of the spectrum, which is well described by a power law with photon index changing from 1.62+/-0.1 to 1.83+/-0.1. A correlation between hardness and intensity is also found when comparing different short observations spanning almost 10 years and covering various orbital phases.LS I +61 303 was detected in the 15-70 keV range with the PDS instrument in one of the BeppoSAX observations, providing evidence for variability also in the hard X-ray range. The X-ray spectra, discussed in the context of multiwavelength observations, place some interesting constraints on the properties and location of the high-energy emitting region.
Mereghetti Sandro
Moroni Michele
Pellizzoni Alberto
Sidoli Lara
Tavani Marco
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