ENERGY-SPECTRA AND HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS IN 4U-0614+091

Citation
Ec. Ford et al., ENERGY-SPECTRA AND HIGH-FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS IN 4U-0614+091, The Astrophysical journal, 486(1), 1997, pp. 47-50
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
486
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Part
2
Pages
47 - 50
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1997)486:1<47:EAHOI4>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We investigate the behavior of the high-frequency quasi-periodic oscil lations (QPOs) in 4U 0614+091, combining timing and spectral analyses of RXTE observations. The energy spectra of the source can be describe d by a power law (alpha similar to 2.8) and a blackbody (kT similar to 1.5 keV), with the blackbody accounting for 10%-20% of the total ener gy flux. We find a robust correlation of the frequency, v, of the high er frequency QPO near 1 kHz with the flux of the blackbody, F-BB The s lope of this correlation, d log v/d log F-BB,, is 0.27-0.37. The sourc e follows the same relation even in observations separated by several months. The QPO frequency does not have a similarly unique correlation with the total flux or the flux of the power-law component. The rms f raction of the higher frequency QPO rises with energy from 6.8% +/- 1. 5% (3-5 keV) to 21.3% +/- 4.0% (10-12 keV). For the lower frequency QP O, however, it is consistent with a constant value of 5.4% +/- 0.9%. T he results may be interpreted in terms of a beat-frequency model for t he production of the high-frequency QPOs.