Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999apj...512..313s&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 512, Issue 1, pp. 313-321.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
13
Stars: Binaries: Close, Stars: Binaries: General, Stars: Pulsars: Individual: Alphanumeric: Exo 2030+375, X-Rays: Stars
Scientific paper
The Be/X-ray binary transient pulsar EXO 2030+375 (P_s~42 s) has been observed with the large-area detectors (LADs) of the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO). Beginning in 1991 May, 22 outbursts were observed over 4 years. Thirteen outbursts between 1992 February and 1993 August occurred consecutively at intervals of ~46 days, close to the orbital period determined by Parmar and colleagues using EXOSAT data. The pulse profiles from the BATSE data are double peaked and show no significant energy or luminosity dependence, unlike the EXOSAT observations of 1985 May-August. An exponential model was used to fit the observed hard X-ray energy spectra from the 13 consecutive outbursts. When EXOSAT discovered this pulsar during a giant outburst in 1985 May, the X-ray luminosity peaked at L_X=1.0x10^38 ergs s^-1 (1-20 keV), assuming a 5 kpc distance to the source. The BATSE outbursts are found to be weaker, 0.3x10^37<=L_X(1-20 keV)<=3.0x10^37 ergs s^-1 after extrapolating the observed flux (20-50 keV) to the EXOSAT energy band. Pulse phases derived from the 13 outbursts were fitted to two different models to determine a binary orbit. The new orbit is used to estimate 95% confidence limits for the mean peak spin frequency change during the outbursts observed with BATSE. This and the mean peak flux are compared to the spin-up rates and fluxes determined by EXOSAT from the 1985 giant outburst, where disk accretion was thought to have occurred. It is unclear whether these normal outbursts were driven by wind or disk accretion.
Crary David J.
Finger Mark H.
Paciesas William Simon
Scott Daniel Matthew
Stollberg Mark T.
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