Long-term evolution of the Main-On states in Hercules X-1

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21230%2F15%3A00230311" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21230/15:00230311 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/67985815:_____/15:00450585

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/1/3" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/1/3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/150/1/3" target="_blank" >10.1088/0004-6256/150/1/3</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Long-term evolution of the Main-On states in Hercules X-1

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer All-Sky Monitor (RXTE ASM) observations and American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) optical data were used for a time-series analysis of the long-term activity of Her X-1. The problem of measuring the long-term evolution of the X-ray intensity in the light curve which consists only of separated intense spikes was addressed. For this purpose, the fluence of each Main-On state was determined. The fluences vary generally (not only in the transitions into/from anomalous low states (ALSs)) by tens of percent on the timescales of at least several epochs of the cycle-length of the superorbital cycle (but without any stable cycle) while irradiation of the donor producing the optical modulation remains considerably more stable. ALS1 and ALS2 are extensions of the tail in the statistical distribution of these fluences. In this interpretation, the variations of the fluences are caused by the changes of the structure of the inner disk region, which produces variable obscuration of the beams (emitting in the ASM band) at the neutron star. A small change of obscuration of these beams by the inner disk region suffices to change the fluences largely. However, the irradiation of the donor is changed significantly less because this inner disk region (which emits beyond the ASM band and acts as the occulting region of the beams) also irradiates the donor.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Long-term evolution of the Main-On states in Hercules X-1

Popis výsledku anglicky

Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer All-Sky Monitor (RXTE ASM) observations and American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) optical data were used for a time-series analysis of the long-term activity of Her X-1. The problem of measuring the long-term evolution of the X-ray intensity in the light curve which consists only of separated intense spikes was addressed. For this purpose, the fluence of each Main-On state was determined. The fluences vary generally (not only in the transitions into/from anomalous low states (ALSs)) by tens of percent on the timescales of at least several epochs of the cycle-length of the superorbital cycle (but without any stable cycle) while irradiation of the donor producing the optical modulation remains considerably more stable. ALS1 and ALS2 are extensions of the tail in the statistical distribution of these fluences. In this interpretation, the variations of the fluences are caused by the changes of the structure of the inner disk region, which produces variable obscuration of the beams (emitting in the ASM band) at the neutron star. A small change of obscuration of these beams by the inner disk region suffices to change the fluences largely. However, the irradiation of the donor is changed significantly less because this inner disk region (which emits beyond the ASM band and acts as the occulting region of the beams) also irradiates the donor.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

BN - Astronomie a nebeská mechanika, astrofyzika

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The Astronomical Journal

ISSN

0004-6256

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

150

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000357744400003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84936151139