Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-05-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages. Accepted for publication in ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/519944
We analyze a large collection of RXTE archive data from April 1997 to August 2003 of the bright X-ray source Scorpius X-1 in order to study the broadband spectral evolution of the source for different values of the inferred mass accretion rate by studying energy spectra from selected regions in the Z-track of its Color-Color Diagram. A two-component model, consisting of a soft thermal component interpreted as thermal emission from an accretion disk and a thermal Comptonization component, is unable to fit the whole 3--200 keV energy spectrum at low accretion rates. Strong residuals in the highest energy band of the spectrum require the addition of a third component that can be fitted with a power-law component, that could represent a second thermal Comptonization from a much hotter plasma, or a hybrid thermal/non-thermal Comptonization. We discuss the physical implications derived from the results of our analysis, with a particular emphasis on the hardest part of the X-ray emission and its possible origins.
D'Aì Antonino
Iaria Rosario
Lavagetto Giuseppe
Robba Natale Renato
Salvo Tiziana Di
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