Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-07-13
Astron.Astrophys. 426 (2004) 587-600
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, 19 figures (2 color), accepted for publication in A&A. A better resolution version available at http://www.mporzio
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20041231
We present the results of an extensive timing analysis of the 1999 outburst of the soft X-ray transient and black hole candidate XTE J1859+226 as observed with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer. Three main different types of low frequency (1-9 Hz) quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) were observed and classified, strenghtening the general picture that is emerging for the variability properties of black hole X-ray binaires. Rapid transitions between different power spectral shapes were observed and their link with the count rate was studied. Furthermore, we show that a frequency of ~6 Hz seems to hold a particular place: one of the three QPO types we found was very stable when at this frequency, as it happens in Z sources as well. The coherence of its subharmonic peak was higher when the fundamental was close to 6 Hz, thus suggesting the presence of some resonance at this frequency.
Belloni Tomaso
Casella Piergiorgio
Homan Jeroen
Stella Luigi
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