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2017ApJ...847..135L - Astrophys. J., 847, 135-135 (2017/October-1)

Truncation of the accretion disk at one-third of the Eddington limit in the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary Aquila X-1.

LUDLAM R.M., MILLER J.M., DEGENAAR N., SANNA A., CACKETT E.M., ALTAMIRANO D. and KING A.L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We perform a reflection study on a new observation of the neutron star (NS) low-mass X-ray binary Aquila X-1 taken with NuSTAR during the 2016 August outburst and compare with the 2014 July outburst. The source was captured at ∼32% LEdd, which is over four times more luminous than the previous observation during the 2014 outburst. Both observations exhibit a broadened Fe line profile. Through reflection modeling, we determine that the inner disk is truncated Rin,2016=11–1+2 Rg (where Rg = GM/c2) and Rin,2014=14±2 Rg (errors quoted at the 90% confidence level). Fiducial NS parameters (MNS = 1.4 M, RNS = 10 km) give a stellar radius of RNS = 4.85 Rg; our measurements rule out a disk extending to that radius at more than the 6σ level of confidence. We are able to place an upper limit on the magnetic field strength of B <= 3.0-4.5 x 109 G at the magnetic poles, assuming that the disk is truncated at the magnetospheric radius in each case. This is consistent with previous estimates of the magnetic field strength for Aquila X-1. However, if the magnetosphere is not responsible for truncating the disk prior to the NS surface, we estimate a boundary layer with a maximum extent of RBL,2016∼10 Rg and RBL,2014∼6 Rg. Additionally, we compare the magnetic field strength inferred from the Fe line profile of Aquila X-1 and other NS low-mass X-ray binaries to known accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars.

Abstract Copyright: © 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): accretion, accretion disks - stars: individual: Aql X-1 - stars: neutron - X-rays: binaries - X-rays: binaries

Simbad objects: 18

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