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Radio QPO in the γ-ray-loud X-ray binary LS I +61°303

Authors :
R. Sharma
F. Jaron
Emmanouil Angelakis
Lars Fuhrmann
Xun Shi
M. Massi
Ioannis Myserlis
Guang-Xing Li
Source :
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 471:L110-L114
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017.

Abstract

LS I +61 degrees 303 is a gamma-ray emitting X-ray binary with periodic radio outbursts with time-scales of one month. Previous observations have revealed microflares superimposed on these large outbursts with periods ranging from a few minutes to hours. This makes LS I +61 degrees 303, along with Cyg X-1, the only TeV emitting X-ray binary exhibiting radio microflares. To further investigate this microflaring activity in LS I +61 degrees 303 we observed the source with the 100-m Effelsberg radio telescope at 4.85, 8.35 and 10.45 GHz, and performed a timing analysis on the obtained data. Radio oscillations of 15 h time-scales are detected at all three frequencies. We also compare the spectral index evolution of radio data to that of the photon index of GeV data observed by Fermi-Large Area Telescope. We conclude that the observed Quasi Periodic Oscillations could result from multiple shocks in a jet.

Details

ISSN :
17453933 and 17453925
Volume :
471
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ed5d70fa45831a6b12794c53539e52c0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slx121