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| author | Bhattacharya, Sayantan Bhattacharyya, Sudip Shaw, Gargi |
| author_facet | Bhattacharya, Sayantan Bhattacharyya, Sudip Shaw, Gargi |
| contents | EXO 0748-676 is a well-studied, high-inclination, dipping, and eclipsing neutron star low-mass X-ray binary that has recently emerged from 16 years of quiescence into a new outburst. We present results from a 55.5 ks of XMM-Newton observation, focusing on high-resolution spectroscopy with the same instrument (Reflection Grating Spectrometer) that produced significant insights during the previous outburst. The XMM-Newton European Photon Imaging Camera light curve reveals a type I X-ray burst which leads to a corresponding optical burst by three seconds. To understand the effects of the burst on the ionization structure, the data are divided into burstless, pre-, and post-burst spectra, with additional analysis for dip and non-dip phases. The primary spectral feature in all phases is a broad O VII recombination line, accompanied by velocity-broadened O VIII, N VII, and Ne IX lines. Notably, the Ne IX line shows different ionization states for pre-burst (11.65 A) and post-burst (13.56 A) phases, while the dips also substantially affect spectral lines. The current outburst mirrors many traits from the earlier one, such as a similar spectral state, plasma components with similar ionization structures, and spectral features from the same elements, implying a stable long-term accretion behavior across outbursts. |
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| spellingShingle | XMM-Newton high-resolution spectroscopy of EXO 0748-676 after its re-emergence from a long quiescence Bhattacharya, Sayantan Bhattacharyya, Sudip Shaw, Gargi High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena EXO 0748-676 is a well-studied, high-inclination, dipping, and eclipsing neutron star low-mass X-ray binary that has recently emerged from 16 years of quiescence into a new outburst. We present results from a 55.5 ks of XMM-Newton observation, focusing on high-resolution spectroscopy with the same instrument (Reflection Grating Spectrometer) that produced significant insights during the previous outburst. The XMM-Newton European Photon Imaging Camera light curve reveals a type I X-ray burst which leads to a corresponding optical burst by three seconds. To understand the effects of the burst on the ionization structure, the data are divided into burstless, pre-, and post-burst spectra, with additional analysis for dip and non-dip phases. The primary spectral feature in all phases is a broad O VII recombination line, accompanied by velocity-broadened O VIII, N VII, and Ne IX lines. Notably, the Ne IX line shows different ionization states for pre-burst (11.65 A) and post-burst (13.56 A) phases, while the dips also substantially affect spectral lines. The current outburst mirrors many traits from the earlier one, such as a similar spectral state, plasma components with similar ionization structures, and spectral features from the same elements, implying a stable long-term accretion behavior across outbursts. |
| title | XMM-Newton high-resolution spectroscopy of EXO 0748-676 after its re-emergence from a long quiescence |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.02715 |