Complete coverage of an X-ray turn-on of Her X-1 by RXTE

Authors
Kuster, M Wilms, J Blum, S Staubert, R Gruber, D Rothschild, R Heindl, W
Citation
M. Kuster et al., Complete coverage of an X-ray turn-on of Her X-1 by RXTE, ASTROPHYS L, 38(1-6), 1999, pp. 161
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTROPHYSICAL LETTERS & COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
08886512 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-6512(1999)38:1-6<161:CCOAXT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report on a two day long continuous monitoring of the X-ray binary Her X -l by the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The observation resulted in a complete aid highly time-resolved coverage of an X-ray turn-on in the ener gy range from 3 to 100 keV. The increase in flux from the off-state to the maximum level in the main on-state took almost two days. During these days a pre-eclipse dip, an anomalous dip, and an eclipse occured. We report oil the detailed analysis of the spectral and timing evolution over the turn-on .