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The AstroSat observation of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during its 2019 outburst

The AstroSat observation of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during its 2019 outburst
The AstroSat observation of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during its 2019 outburst
We report on the analysis of the AstroSat dataset of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658, obtained during its 2019 outburst. We found coherent pulsations at $\sim 401$ Hz and an orbital solution consistent with previous studies. The 3-20 keV pulse profile can be well fitted with three harmonically related sinusoidal components with background-corrected fractional amplitude of $\sim 3.5 \%$, $\sim 1.2 \%$ and $\sim 0.37 \%$ for fundamental, second and third harmonic, respectively. Our energy-resolved pulse profile evolution study indicate a strong energy dependence. We also observed a soft lag in fundamental and hard lag during its harmonic. The broadband spectrum of SAX J1808.4-3658 can be well described with a combination of thermal emission component with $kT \sim 1$ keV, a thermal Comptonization ($\Gamma \sim 1.67$) from the hot corona and broad emission lines due to Fe.
astro-ph.HE
1745-3925
3811–3818
Sharma, Rahul
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Sanna, Andrea
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Beri, Aru
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Sharma, Rahul
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Sanna, Andrea
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Beri, Aru
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Sharma, Rahul, Sanna, Andrea and Beri, Aru (2022) The AstroSat observation of accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 during its 2019 outburst. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 519 (3), 3811–3818. (doi:10.1093/mnras/stac3779).

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We report on the analysis of the AstroSat dataset of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658, obtained during its 2019 outburst. We found coherent pulsations at $\sim 401$ Hz and an orbital solution consistent with previous studies. The 3-20 keV pulse profile can be well fitted with three harmonically related sinusoidal components with background-corrected fractional amplitude of $\sim 3.5 \%$, $\sim 1.2 \%$ and $\sim 0.37 \%$ for fundamental, second and third harmonic, respectively. Our energy-resolved pulse profile evolution study indicate a strong energy dependence. We also observed a soft lag in fundamental and hard lag during its harmonic. The broadband spectrum of SAX J1808.4-3658 can be well described with a combination of thermal emission component with $kT \sim 1$ keV, a thermal Comptonization ($\Gamma \sim 1.67$) from the hot corona and broad emission lines due to Fe.

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Accepted/In Press date: 19 December 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 December 2022
Additional Information: arXiv:2212.10088V1
Keywords: astro-ph.HE

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Local EPrints ID: 474214
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/474214
ISSN: 1745-3925
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Date deposited: 16 Feb 2023 17:36
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Author: Rahul Sharma
Author: Andrea Sanna
Author: Aru Beri

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