Insight-HXMT observations of Swift J0243.6+6124: the evolution of RMS pulse fractions at super-Eddington luminosity

Autor: Da-Wei Han, Luhua Jiang, Y. P. Xu, C. Cai, X. F. Li, Zhi Zhang, Mao-Shun Li, M. X. Fu, C. K. Li, Wenxiong Li, B. S. Liu, Wenhan Jiang, J. Z. Wang, X. H. Liang, Bing Li, Tao Luo, Y. B. Chen, B. Y. Wu, Weiguang Cui, S. Xiao, Qingcui Bu, Y. S. Wang, Z. W. Li, Chun-sheng Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Du, Xiaobo Li, X. L. Cao, J. Y. Nie, Y. X. Zhu, Ming-Yu Ge, Y. G. Zheng, Yi Jung Yang, J. Y. Liao, Min Gao, H. M. Zhang, Fuqin Zhang, S. N. Zhang, Y. Nang, Y. J. Jin, J. K. Deng, J. Guan, Wei Zhang, Z. Chang, Tian-Xiang Chen, Yi-Qiao Dong, Q. Q. Yin, Y. P. Chen, Cheng-Cheng Guo, Yunchao Liu, J. L. Qu, F. J. Lu, Long Ji, X. H. Ma, GuoQing Liu, Yan Ji Yang, Jia Huo, Gang Chen, W. C. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, B. Lu, XiangYang Wen, B. B. Wu, Junqiang Zhang, Li-Ming Song, G Ou, Z. L. Zhang, Gang Li, Lian Tao, Y. H. Tan, D. K. Zhou, Xue-Feng Lu, Zhao Zhang, X. Y. Song, Ya Fang Huang, Tong Li, Lei Sun, L. Chen, Yuan You, J. F. Zhou, S. M. Jia, Yu-Xuan Zhu, Ling-Jun Wang, W. Z. Zhang, Qi-Bin Yi, Cunguo Wang, Wei Cui, T. Zhang, L. D. Kong, X. J. Liu, H. W. Liu, X. X. Li, Yu-Dong Gu, N. Sai, S. J. Zheng, Y. G. Li, Aimei Zhang, G. H. Gao, M. Wu, Y. Zhang, R. L. Zhuang, J. Jin, Xin-Fu Zhao, R. C. Shang, C. Z. Liu, Sisi Yang, Shaolin Xiong, Y. J. Zhang, H. Gao, Y. L. Tuo, J. W. Yang, Qiu-Yi Luo, G. C. Xiao, H. S. Zhao, Bin Meng, P. J. Wang, G. F. Wang, W. S. Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Popis: Based on Insight-HXMT data, we report on the pulse fraction evolution during the 2017–2018 outburst of the newly discovered first Galactic ultraluminous X-ray (ULX) source Swift J0243.6+6124. The pulse fractions of 19 observation pairs selected in the rising and fading phases with similar luminosity are investigated. The results show a general trend of the pulse fraction increasing with luminosity and energy at supercritical luminosity. However, the relative strength of the pulsation between each pair evolves strongly with luminosity. The pulse fraction in the rising phase is larger at luminosity below 7.71 × 1038 erg s−1, but smaller at above. A transition luminosity is found to be energy independent. Such a phenomenon is first confirmed by Insight-HXMT observations and we speculate that it may have relation with the radiation-pressure-dominated accretion disc.
Databáze: OpenAIRE