OBSERVATION OF GX-339-4 HARD STATE OUTBURSTS IN 1991 AND 1992

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作者
HARMON, BA
WILSON, CA
PACIESAS, WS
PENDLETON, GN
BRIGGS, MS
RUBIN, BC
FINGER, MH
FISHMAN, GJ
BROCK, MN
WILSON, RB
MEEGAN, CA
机构
[1] NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville
[2] Department of Physics, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville
关键词
BINARIES; GENERAL; BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; STARS; INDIVIDUAL; (GX-339-4);
D O I
10.1086/187300
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Two hard state (X-ray low state) outbursts in the GX 339-4 system in 1991 June-October and 1992 September-1993 January were detected and monitored by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment (BATSE) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO). The outbursts were remarkably similar in both temporal and spectral aspects. The spectrum in the 20-300 keV band evolves from a hard, Comptonized shape to a steeper (alpha almost-equal-to -3) power law during each outburst.
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页码:L17 / L20
页数:4
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