Echoes from the companion star in Sco X-1

Muñoz-Darias, T.; Martínez-Pais, I. G.; Casares, J.; Dhillon, V. S.; Marsh, T. R.; Cornelisse, R.; Steeghs, D.; Charles, P. A.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 379, Issue 4, pp. 1637-1646.

Fecha de publicación:
8
2007
Número de autores
8
Número de autores del IAC
4
Número de citas
29
Número de citas referidas
22
Descripción
We present simultaneous X-ray (RXTE) and optical (ULTRACAM) narrow-band (Bowen blend/HeII and nearby continuum) observations of Sco X-1 at 2-10 Hz time resolution. We find that the Bowen/HeII emission lags the X-ray light curves with a light traveltime of s which is consistent with reprocessing in the companion star. The echo from the donor is detected at orbital phase ~0.5 when Sco X-1 is at the top of the flaring branch (FB). Evidence of echoes is also seen at the bottom of the FB but with time-lags of 5-10s which are consistent with reprocessing in an accretion disc with a radial temperature profile. We discuss the implication of our results for the orbital parameters of Sco X-1.