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X-ray spectra of Hercules X-1. II. The pulse

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/182501· OSTI ID:7289128
The X-ray spectrum of Hercules X-1 was observed in the energy range 2--24 keV with sufficient temporal resolution to allow detailed study of spectral correlations with 1.24 s pulse phase. A well-defined segment of approx.1/10 the pulse light curve is found to exhibit a marked spectral evolution. Its edges are the sharpest temporal features in the pulse, with a duration of no more than 20 ms, and this portion of the light curve may be directly associated with the intrinsic underlying beam.
Research Organization:
Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, NASA/Godard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
OSTI ID:
7289128
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Lett.; (United States) Vol. 216:1; ISSN AJLEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English