The broad-band spectrum of Cyg X-2 with INTEGRAL
Abstract
We study the broad band (3-100 keV) spectrum of Cygnus X-2 with INTEGRAL. We find that the spectrum is well fitted by a Comptonized component with a seed-photons temperature of ∼ 1 keV, an electron temperature of ∼ 3 keV and an optical depth τ ∼ 8. Assuming spherical geometry, the radius of the seed-photons emitting region is ∼ 17 km. The source shows no hard X-ray emission; it was detected only at a 3 σ level above 40 keV. We also analyzed public ISGRI data of Cyg X-2 to investigate the presence of a hard X-ray component. We report the possible presence of hard X-ray emission in one data set.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- January 2006
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0510340
- Bibcode:
- 2006A&A...445.1089L
- Keywords:
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- accretion;
- accretion disks;
- binaries: close;
- stars: individual: Cygnus X-2;
- stars: neutron;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 2 figures