Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993apj...407..739b&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 407, no. 2, p. 739-743.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
15
Binary Stars, Main Sequence Stars, Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Astronomy, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Emission Spectra, Energy Bands, Stellar Luminosity
Scientific paper
The X-ray system GX 339-4 has been observed, between 1990 March and 1991 September, with the SIGMA hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray imaging telescope on board the GRANAT observatory. In particular, the 1991 outburst has been well covered by SIGMA. The source stayed in a hard state during more than three weeks with an intensity greater than 380 mCrab up to 350 keV. Then, the last two observations performed on 1991 September 28 and October 5 revealed that the source had begun a transition from the hard to the soft state, as the intensity in the 35-230 keV band decreased below 100 mCrab. In the hard state, the spectra we observe are usually compatible with a power law of index about 2.2. During the transition phase, this index rises to about three. Furthermore, some deviations from a simple power law appear in the high-intensity hard state. We suggest the possible existence of a spectral component above 130 keV, which seems to vary on a time scale of hours.
Bouchet Laurent
Chulkov I.
Churazov Eugene
Diachkov A.
Gilfanov Marat
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