The X-ray absorption spectrum of 4U1700-37 and its implications for the stellar wind of the companion HD153919

Details The X-ray absorption spectrum of 4U1700-37 and its implications for the stellar wind of the companion HD153919 The X-ray absorption spectrum of 4U1700-37 and its implications for the stellar wind of the companion HD153919

Aug 1982

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Absorption Spectra, Companion Stars, Eclipsing Binary Stars, Pulsars, Stellar Winds, X Ray Absorption, Absorption Spectra, High Resolution, Inhomogeneity, Luminosity, X Ray Sources

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The first high resolution non-dispersive 2-60 KeV X-ray spectra of 4U1700-37 is presented. The continuum is typical of that found from X-ray pulsars; that is a flat power law between 2 and 10 keV and, beyond 10 keV, an exponential decay of characteristic energy varying between 10 and 20 keV. No X-ray pulsations were detected between 160 ms and 6 min with an amplitude greater than approximately 2%. The absorption measured at binary phases approximately 0.72 is comparable to that expected from the stellar wind of the primary. The gravitational capture of material in the wind is found to be more than enough to power the X-ray source. The increase in the average absorption after phi o approximately 0.5 is confirmed. The minimum level of adsorption is a factor of 2 or 3 lower than that reported by previous observers, which may be related to a factor of approximately 10 decline in the average X-ray luminosity over the same interval. Short term approximately 50% variations in adsorption are seen for the first time which appear to be loosely correlated with approximately 10 min flickering activity in the X-ray flux. These most likely originate from inhomogeneities in the stellar wind of the primary.

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