Using data from the Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter(LAXPC)on the AstroSat satellite,we observed Type-1 thermonuclear X-ray bursts from the low mass X-ray binary neutron star 4 U 1323-62.Observations of 4 U 1323-...Using data from the Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter(LAXPC)on the AstroSat satellite,we observed Type-1 thermonuclear X-ray bursts from the low mass X-ray binary neutron star 4 U 1323-62.Observations of 4 U 1323-62 that were carried out during the performance verification phase of the AstroSat satellite indicated six thermonuclear X-ray bursts in a total effective exposure of^49.5 ks for about two consecutive days.Recurrence time of the detected thermonuclear bursts is in accordance with the orbital period of the source,~9400 s.Moreover,the light curve of 4 U 1323-62 revealed the presence of two dips.We present the results from time-resolved spectroscopy performed during all of the six X-ray bursts and also report the detection of a known low frequency quasi-periodic oscillation(LFQPO)at^1 Hz from the source.However,any evidence of kilohertz QPO was not found.We have shown the burst profile at different energy ranges.Assuming a distance of 10 kpc,we observed a mean flux of^1.8×10^-9 erg cm^2 s^-1.The radius of the blackbody is found to be highly consistent with the blackbody temperature and the blackbody flux of the bursts.展开更多
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文摘Using data from the Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter(LAXPC)on the AstroSat satellite,we observed Type-1 thermonuclear X-ray bursts from the low mass X-ray binary neutron star 4 U 1323-62.Observations of 4 U 1323-62 that were carried out during the performance verification phase of the AstroSat satellite indicated six thermonuclear X-ray bursts in a total effective exposure of^49.5 ks for about two consecutive days.Recurrence time of the detected thermonuclear bursts is in accordance with the orbital period of the source,~9400 s.Moreover,the light curve of 4 U 1323-62 revealed the presence of two dips.We present the results from time-resolved spectroscopy performed during all of the six X-ray bursts and also report the detection of a known low frequency quasi-periodic oscillation(LFQPO)at^1 Hz from the source.However,any evidence of kilohertz QPO was not found.We have shown the burst profile at different energy ranges.Assuming a distance of 10 kpc,we observed a mean flux of^1.8×10^-9 erg cm^2 s^-1.The radius of the blackbody is found to be highly consistent with the blackbody temperature and the blackbody flux of the bursts.
