Discovery of a second kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillation peak in 4U 1608-52

M. Méndez; M. Van Der Klis; J. Van Paradijs; W. H.G. Lewin; B. A. Vaughan; E. Kuulkers; W. Zhang; F. K. Lamb; D. Psaltis

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Discovery of a second kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillation peak in 4U 1608-52

M. Méndez, M. Van Der Klis, J. Van Paradijs, W. H.G. Lewin, B. A. Vaughan, E. Kuulkers, W. Zhang, F. K. Lamb, D. Psaltis

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Using a new technique to improve the sensitivity to weak quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs), we discovered a new QPO peak at about 1100 Hz in the March 1996 outburst observations of 4U 1608-52, simultaneous with the ∼600-900 Hz peak previously reported from these data. The frequency separation between the upper and the lower QPO peaks varied significantly from 232.7 ± 11.5 Hz on March 3 to 293.1 ± 6.6 Hz on March 6. This is the first case of a variable kilohertz peak separation in an atoll source. We discuss to what extent this result could be accommodated in beat-frequency models such as proposed for the kilohertz QPOs. We measured the rms fractional amplitude of both QPOs as a function of energy, and we found that the relation is steeper for the lower than for the upper frequency peak. This is the first source where such a difference between the energy spectrum of the two kilohertz QPOs could be measured.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L65-L69
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	494
Issue number	1 PART II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/311162
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Accretion, accretion disks
Stars: individual (4U 1608-52)
Stars: neutron
X-rays: stars

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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