BeppoSAX observation of the superluminal galactic source GRS1915+105
Description
We report on TOO BeppoSAX observations of the superluminal galactic source GRS1915+105 in its high flux state. The TOO was triggered by the Wide Field Cameras, and the source was then followed up for about a month with a long (100 ksec) observation and a set of nine 10 ksec snapshots. The source exhibited strong flux and spectral variability over the whole energy range (0.1-300 keV). We present here the spectral analysis carried out on a portion of the longer observation. The low energy (0.1-10 keV) spectrum taken in a phase of lack of spectral variability can be reasonably well fitted with an absorbed power law plus a multicolor blackbody. Clear evidence for a Fe Kα emission line at 6.7 keV is also found, which an intensity that may be not directly correlated with continuum flux variation
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0920563298002357;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 69
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 336-339
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- Results from BeppoSAX and RXTE
- Acronym
- Workshop on the active X-ray sky
- Dates
- 21-24 Oct 1997
- Place
- Rome (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34053179
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACKBODY RADIATION; COSMIC PHOTONS; COSMIC RAY FLUX; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; EV RANGE 100-1000; KEV RANGE; SATELLITES; VARIATIONS; X-RAY DETECTION; X-RAY SPECTRA
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; EV RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION FLUX; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.