Unveiling the nature of compact object in the LMXB MAXI J1957+032 using Swift-XRT
Unveiling the nature of compact object in the LMXB MAXI J1957+032 using Swift-XRT
MAXI J1957+032 is a transient low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) that
underwent four short outbursts in 1.5 yr since its discovery in 2015.
The nature of the compact object in MAXI J1957+032 is not clear, but it
was proposed to be a neutron star (NS) based on the short duration of
its outbursts. Here, we report the results obtained after performing
spectral analysis using data obtained with the X-ray telescope aboard
the Neil Gehrels Swift satellite. When describing the spectrum with an absorbed power law,
we found that the spectra softens (the power-law index increases from
∼1.8 to 2.5) as the luminosity decreases. Near the end of its outbursts
the observed value of power-law index (Γ) is ∼2.5. To identify the
nature of the compact object in this system, we used Γ as a tracer of
the spectral evolution with luminosity. We found that for the distance
of 4 kpc, our results suggest that the source harbours a NS.
X-ray: accretion, stars: neutron, X-rays: binaries, individ- ual: MAXI J1957+032
1620-1628
Beri, A.
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Altamirano, D.
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Wijnands, R.
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Degenaar, N.
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Parikh, A.S.
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Yamaoka, K.
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June 2019
Beri, A.
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Altamirano, D.
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Wijnands, R.
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Degenaar, N.
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Parikh, A.S.
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Yamaoka, K.
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Beri, A., Altamirano, D., Wijnands, R., Degenaar, N., Parikh, A.S. and Yamaoka, K.
(2019)
Unveiling the nature of compact object in the LMXB MAXI J1957+032 using Swift-XRT.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486 (2), .
(doi:10.1093/mnras/stz938).
Abstract
MAXI J1957+032 is a transient low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) that
underwent four short outbursts in 1.5 yr since its discovery in 2015.
The nature of the compact object in MAXI J1957+032 is not clear, but it
was proposed to be a neutron star (NS) based on the short duration of
its outbursts. Here, we report the results obtained after performing
spectral analysis using data obtained with the X-ray telescope aboard
the Neil Gehrels Swift satellite. When describing the spectrum with an absorbed power law,
we found that the spectra softens (the power-law index increases from
∼1.8 to 2.5) as the luminosity decreases. Near the end of its outbursts
the observed value of power-law index (Γ) is ∼2.5. To identify the
nature of the compact object in this system, we used Γ as a tracer of
the spectral evolution with luminosity. We found that for the distance
of 4 kpc, our results suggest that the source harbours a NS.
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Submitted date: 2019
Accepted/In Press date: 29 March 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 April 2019
Published date: June 2019
Keywords:
X-ray: accretion, stars: neutron, X-rays: binaries, individ- ual: MAXI J1957+032
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/429871
ISSN: 1365-2966
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