Discovery of 800 Hz QPO in 4U1608-52

Details Discovery of 800 Hz QPO in 4U1608-52 Discovery of 800 Hz QPO in 4U1608-52

1996-07-23

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9607110v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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We present results of RXTE observations of the low-mass X-ray binary and atoll source 4U 1608$-$52 made over 9 days during the decline of an X-ray intensity outburst in March 1996. A fast-timing analysis shows a strong and narrow quasi periodic oscillation (QPO) peak at frequencies between 850 and 890 Hz on March 3 and 6, and a broad peak around 690 Hz on March 9. Observations on March 12 show no significant signal. On March 3, the X-ray spectrum of the QPO is quite hard; its strength increases steadily from 5 \% at $\sim$2 to $\sim$20 \% at $\sim$12~keV. The QPO frequency varies between 850 and 890 Hz on that day, and the peak widens and its rms decreases with centroid frequency in a way very similar to the well-known horizontal branch oscillations (HBO) in Z-sources. We apply the HBO beat frequency model to atoll sources, and suggest that, whereas the model could produce QPOs at the observed frequencies, the lack of correlation we observe between QPO properties and X-ray count rate is hard to reconcile with this model.

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