Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-03-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
26 pages, 17 figures, ApJ, in press
Scientific paper
10.1086/421255
We present the long term X-ray light curves, detailed spectral and timing analyses of XTE J1908+094 using the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Proportional Counter Array observations covering two outbursts in 2002 and early 2003. At the onset of the first outburst, the source was found in a spectrally low/hard state lasting for ~40 days, followed by a three day long transition to the high/soft state. The source flux (in 2$-$10 keV) reached $\sim$100 mCrab on 2002 April 6, then decayed rapidly. In power spectra, we detect strong band-limited noise and varying low-frequency quasi periodic oscillations that evolved from ~0.5 Hz to ~5 Hz during the initial low/hard state of the source. We find that the second outburst closely resembled the spectral evolution of the first. The X-ray transient's overall outburst characteristics lead us to classify XTE J1908+094 as a black-hole candidate. Here we also derive precise X-ray position of the source using Chandra observations which were performed during the decay phase of the first outburst and following the second outburst.
Finger Mark H.
Gogus Ersin
Kouveliotou Chryssa
Markwardt Craig B.
Patel Sandeep Kumar
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