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Accretion disk corona line emission from X0614+091The low-mass X-ray binary X0614+091 was observed on 3 days in 1979 with the Einstein Observatory solid state spectrometer and the monitor proportional counter. During the observation with the highest measured flux, corresponding to an X-ray luminosity of 8 x 10(exp 36) erg/s (in the 0.5-20 keV band for an assumed distance of 5 kpc), significant low-energy emission was detected, centered at 0.77 keV, possibly due to line emission for O VII-O VIII and Fe XVII-Fe XIX. The other observations, which were at fluxes lower by a factor of 2, are consistent with the presence of the emission feature. The equivalent width of the feature, 37 +/- 6 eV, is of the same order as equivalent widths previously reported for more luminous low-mass X-ray binaries using grating spectrometer data. The soft X-ray lines could be emitted by gas expected to arise in an accretion disk corona excited by the central source. But to explain the observed feature, most of the corona needs to contribute, or other sources of emission are required.
Document ID
19950036114
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Christian, D. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
White, N. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Swank, J. H.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
February 20, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 422
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
95A67713
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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