Ferrigno, C., Segreto, A., Santangelo, A., Wilms, J. (Joern), Kreykenbohm, I., Denis, M. (Mirosław) and Staubert, R.. (2007) INTEGRAL observation of the accreting pulsar GX 1+4. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.462 (No.3). pp. 995-1005. ISSN 0004-6361

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Abstract

Aims. We present the results of the INTEGRAL monitoring campaign on the accreting low mass X-ray binary pulsar GX 1+4 performed during the Galactic plane scan of the INTEGRAL Core Programme. Methods. The source was observed in different luminosity states ranging from L20−40 keV = 1.7 × 10−10 erg cm−2 s−1, to L20−40 keV = 10.5 × 10−10 erg cm−2 s−1 for about 779 ks from March 2003 until October 2004. Results. Our observations confirm the secular spin down of GX 1+4 with the spin period (Ps) varying from 139.63 s to 141.56 s. In the highest luminosity state, a spin-up phase is observed. The phase-averaged spectrum of the source was modelled either with an absorbed cut-off power law or with a Comptonization model with significantly different parameters in the two brightest luminosity states. No evidence of any absorption-like feature is observed in the phase averaged spectrum up to 110 keV. At highest luminosity, the source is found to pulsate up to 130 keV. Phase resolved spectroscopy reveals a phase-dependent continuum and marginal evidence for an absorption feature at 34 ± 2 keV in the descending part of the pulse. If interpreted as due to electron resonant cyclotron scattering, the magnetic field in the emitting region would be (2.9 ± 0.2) × 1012(1 + z)G where z is the gravitational red shift of the emitting region. We also observed a very low luminosity state, typical of this source, which lasted for about two days during which the source spectrum was modelled by a simple power law, and a pulsed signal was still detectable in the 15−100 keV energy range.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Pulsars, X-ray sources, Galactic, Double stars
Journal or Publication Title:	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Publisher:	EDP Sciences
ISSN:	0004-6361
Date:	February 2007
Volume:	Vol.462
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 995-1005
Identification Number:	10.1051/0004-6361:20053878
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Funder:	Agenzia spaziale italiana [Italian Space Agency] (ASI), Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Grant number:	I/R/046/04 (ASI), ASI-INAF I/023/05/0 (ASI), 50 OG 9601 (DLR), 50 OG 0501 (DLR)
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