Dependence of kHz QPO Properties on Normal-Branch Oscillation Phase in Scorpius X-1

Details Dependence of kHz QPO Properties on Normal-Branch Oscillation Phase in Scorpius X-1 Dependence of kHz QPO Properties on Normal-Branch Oscillation Phase in Scorpius X-1

2001-08-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0108164v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

13 pages including 3 figures, accepted for publlication in ApJ Letters

Scientific paper

10.1086/323741

We analysed RXTE data of Sco X-1 which show kHz quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) and the $\sim$6--8 Hz normal-branch oscillation (NBO) simultaneously. Using power spectra of 0.03--0.5 s data segments, we find that both the upper kHz QPO frequency $\nu_2$ and the ratio of lower to upper kHz QPO amplitude are anticorrelated to variations in the X-ray count-rate taking place on the NBO time scale. The frequency dependence is similar to (but probably weaker than) that found on longer time scales, but the power ratio dependence is opposite to it. A model where radiative stresses on the disk material, modulated at the NBO frequency, lead to changes in $\nu_2$ can explain the data; this implies some of the NBO flux changes originate from inside the inner disk radius. We discuss how these findings affect our understanding of kHz QPOs and of the low-frequency variability of low-mass X-ray binaries.

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