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2008ApJ...688.1288P - Astrophys. J., 688, 1288-1294 (2008/December-1)

Relativistic iron line emission from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-536.

PANDEL D., KAARET P. and CORBEL S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present an analysis of XMM-Newton and RXTE data from three observations of the neutron star LMXB 4U 1636-536. The X-ray spectra show clear evidence of a broad, asymmetric iron emission line extending over the energy range 4-9 keV. The line profile is consistent with relativistically broadened Fe Kα emission from the inner accretion disk. The Fe Kα line in 4U 1636-536 is considerably broader than the asymmetric iron lines recently found in other neutron star LMXBs, which indicates a high disk inclination. We find evidence that the broad iron line feature is a combination of several Kα lines from iron in different ionization states.

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Journal keyword(s): Accretion, Accretion Disks - Stars: Binaries: Close - stars: individual (4U 1636-536) - Stars: Neutron - X-Rays: Binaries - X-Rays: Stars

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