Estimating the Black Hole Spin for the X-Ray Binary MAXI J1727-203 Based on Insight-HXMT

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author Zhu, Haifan
Wang, Wei
author_facet Zhu, Haifan
Wang, Wei
contents We constrain the spin of the black hole (BH) candidate MAXI J1727-203 using Insight-HXMT data. Due to limited HXMT observations covering only part of the outburst, NICER data were used to analyze the full outburst's state transitions, we identified two of three HXMT observations in the high soft state and applied the continuum-fitting method to measure the spin. Based on previous estimates and continuum spectral fittings, we explored the parameter space and found that the best-fitting values were $(D, i, M) \approx (6\ \text{kpc}, 30^\circ, 12 M_{\odot})$. We also tested the variation of these parameters using Monte Carlo simulations, sampling over 3000 sets within the parameter ranges: $5.9 \text{kpc}< D<7 \text{kpc}$, $24^\circ<i< 35^\circ$, and $10 M_{\odot}<M<14 M_{\odot}$, yielding a spin measurement of $a=0.34_{-0.19}^{+0.15}$ (1$σ$). In addition, we analyzed NuSTAR data in low hard state and found a good fit with the {\tt tbabs*(diskbb+powerlaw)} model, with no significant iron line features observed in the residuals, then the previous reflection model results suggesting an extremely high spin would over-estimate the BH spin.
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spellingShingle Estimating the Black Hole Spin for the X-Ray Binary MAXI J1727-203 Based on Insight-HXMT
Zhu, Haifan
Wang, Wei
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We constrain the spin of the black hole (BH) candidate MAXI J1727-203 using Insight-HXMT data. Due to limited HXMT observations covering only part of the outburst, NICER data were used to analyze the full outburst's state transitions, we identified two of three HXMT observations in the high soft state and applied the continuum-fitting method to measure the spin. Based on previous estimates and continuum spectral fittings, we explored the parameter space and found that the best-fitting values were $(D, i, M) \approx (6\ \text{kpc}, 30^\circ, 12 M_{\odot})$. We also tested the variation of these parameters using Monte Carlo simulations, sampling over 3000 sets within the parameter ranges: $5.9 \text{kpc}< D<7 \text{kpc}$, $24^\circ<i< 35^\circ$, and $10 M_{\odot}<M<14 M_{\odot}$, yielding a spin measurement of $a=0.34_{-0.19}^{+0.15}$ (1$σ$). In addition, we analyzed NuSTAR data in low hard state and found a good fit with the {\tt tbabs*(diskbb+powerlaw)} model, with no significant iron line features observed in the residuals, then the previous reflection model results suggesting an extremely high spin would over-estimate the BH spin.
title Estimating the Black Hole Spin for the X-Ray Binary MAXI J1727-203 Based on Insight-HXMT
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15050