Temporal and spectral study of a newly discovered spiking phenomenon in the pre-eclipse and anomalous dip states of Hercules X-1

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Sep 1985

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 296, Sept. 15, 1985, p. 606-619.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astrometry, Eclipsing Binary Stars, Periodic Variations, X Ray Binaries, X Ray Spectra, Autocorrelation, Correlation Coefficients, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Mass Accretion, Stellar Spectra

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A new phenomenon has been detected in observations of Hercules X-1 at times consistent with the preeclipse and anomalous dips. The X-ray intensity does not drop for the duration of the dip but is punctuated by short spikes that appear to repeat with a period of approximately 108 minutes. Spectral fits during the on-state, the spike-state, and the low-state suggest a single, constant intrinsic source spectrum which becomes partially covered by an absorbing medium during the spike and low states. All three states can be fitted with the same flat power law between 1 and 20 keV with an absorber of varying covering fraction. Since the morphology and spectrum of the spikes are similar during both the preeclipse and the anomalous dips, and the possible 108 minute period is seen in both states, there is for the first time strong support for a common origin for the preeclipse and anomalous dips.

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