Published July 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Search for superrapid variability and UBVR-photometry of A0620-00

  • 1. AN SSSR, Nizhnij Arkhyz (USSR). Spetsial'naya Astrofizicheskaya Observatoriya

Description

Electrophotometrical observations of A0620-00 system, whose compact element is probably a black hole, have been made within the framework of MANIA experiment on the 6-m telescope of the SAO, USSR AS. Four extremely fast events - double superrapid flares of 0.5-5 ms duration and 0.1-1ms duration of the leading fronts have been detected. Low estimates of the brightness temperature in the zones of flare generation are 109-1011 K. These data show evidence for probable realization of nonthermal processes in A0620-00 system in course of accretion onto a black hole. In the following observations no variability in the range 5x10-7-60s has been detected. The restrictions of relative power of the variable component are 90% to 3%, respectively. Using the results of UBVR-photometry of A0620-00 the contribution of the disk radiation around the component into the total luminosity system is estimated

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Original title (Russian)
Поиск сверхбыстрой переменности и UBV Р-фотометрия A0620-00

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Pis'ma v Astronomicheskij Zhurnal
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
7
Series
Pis'ma Astron. Zh.
Journal Page Range
590-596
ISSN
0320-0108
CODEN
PAZHD