Affiliation:
1. Department of Physics, North Bengal University , Siliguri, Darjeeling, WB 734013, India
Abstract
ABSTRACT
We report X-ray observations of the high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) pulsar 4U 1907+09. Spectral and timing analysis of the source has been performed using Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) observation. Timing analysis of the photon events revealed the coherent X-ray pulsation of the source with a pulse period of 442.92 ± 0.03 s. It is observed that the source is spinning down at a rate of 0.1971(4) s yr−1. The pulse profile is characterized by a decaying amplitude of the secondary peak and relative growth in the amplitude of the primary peak with an increase in energy. The broad-band spectral coverage of NuSTAR has been used to observe multiple absorption features in the X-ray continuum of the source. We confirm the presence of two prominent cyclotron absorption features at ∼17 and ∼38 keV, respectively. In addition, we have detected an absorption-line feature at ∼8 keV, with an equivalent width of ∼1.3 keV. The variation of the spectral parameters with pulse phase has been observed using phase-resolved spectroscopy and the relevant variabilities of the parameters have been discussed with the underlying physical implications. The continuum evolution and variations in spectral parameters have also been studied by time-resolved spectroscopy.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics
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