Time resolved spectroscopy of a GRS 1915+105 flare during its unusual low state using AstroSat
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| author | Boked, Sajad Maqbool, Bari Jithesh, V. Misra, Ranjeev Iqbal, Naseer Bhulla, Yashpal |
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| contents | Since its discovery in 1992, GRS 1915+105 has been among the brightest sources in the X-ray sky. However, in early 2018, it dimmed significantly and has stayed in this faint state ever since. We report on AstroSat and NuSTAR observation of GRS 1915+105 in its unusual low/hard state during 2019 May. We performed time-resolved spectroscopy of the X-ray flares observed in this state and found that the spectra can be fitted well using highly ionised absorption models. We further show that the spectra can also be fitted using a highly relativistic reflection dominated model, where for the lamp post geometry, the X-ray emitting source is always very close to the central black hole. For both interpretations, the flare can be attributed to a change in the intrinsic flux, rather than dramatic variation in the absorption or geometry. These reflection dominated spectra are very similar to the reflection dominated spectra reported for Active Galactic Nuclei in their low flux states. |
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| spellingShingle | Time resolved spectroscopy of a GRS 1915+105 flare during its unusual low state using AstroSat Boked, Sajad Maqbool, Bari Jithesh, V. Misra, Ranjeev Iqbal, Naseer Bhulla, Yashpal High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Since its discovery in 1992, GRS 1915+105 has been among the brightest sources in the X-ray sky. However, in early 2018, it dimmed significantly and has stayed in this faint state ever since. We report on AstroSat and NuSTAR observation of GRS 1915+105 in its unusual low/hard state during 2019 May. We performed time-resolved spectroscopy of the X-ray flares observed in this state and found that the spectra can be fitted well using highly ionised absorption models. We further show that the spectra can also be fitted using a highly relativistic reflection dominated model, where for the lamp post geometry, the X-ray emitting source is always very close to the central black hole. For both interpretations, the flare can be attributed to a change in the intrinsic flux, rather than dramatic variation in the absorption or geometry. These reflection dominated spectra are very similar to the reflection dominated spectra reported for Active Galactic Nuclei in their low flux states. |
| title | Time resolved spectroscopy of a GRS 1915+105 flare during its unusual low state using AstroSat |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.06569 |