Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2010-11-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
5 pages, 6 figures. Accepted for publication in the Astronomische Nachrichten (Astronomical Notes), to appear in the proceedin
Scientific paper
We present a systematic analysis of the X-ray spectra of NGC 1313 X-1 and NGC 1313 X-2, using six years of XMM-Newton observations (17 observations). We fitted the continuum with a Comptonization model plus a multicolor blackbody disc, that describes the effects of an accretion disc plus an optically thick corona. We checked the consistency of this spectral model on the basis of the variability patterns of its spectral parameters. We found that the two sources show different spectral states. We tentatively interpret the observed behaviour of NGC 1313 X-1 within the framework of super-Eddington accretion and that of NGC 1313 X-2 within the framework of near Eddington accretion. We also attempted to determine the chemical abundances in the local environment of NGC 1313 X-1 and X-2, analyzing the RGS spectra of the longest observation available (122 ksec). The results appear to indicate solar metallicity for the local environment of NGC 1313 X-1 and sub-solar metallicity for NGC 1313 X-2.
Pintore Fabio
Zampieri Luca
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