Tracing the Accretion Geometry of H1743-322 with Type C Quasiperiodic Oscillations in Multiple Outbursts

We present a systematic analysis of type C quasiperiodic oscillation (QPO) observations of H1743-322 throughout the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer era. We find that, while different outbursts have significant flux differences, they show consistent positive correlations between the QPO fractional rms am...

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Published in:The Astrophysical journal 2023-02, Vol.943 (2), p.165
Main Authors: Shui, Qing C., Zhang, S., Chen, Yu P., Zhang, Shuang N., Kong, Ling D., Wang, Peng J., Ji, L., Yin, Hong X., Qu, Jin L., Tao, L., Ge, Ming Y., Peng, Jing Q., Chang, Z., Li, J., Zhang, P.
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Language:English
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Accretion
Astrophysics
Black hole physics
Corona
Decay
Deposition
Outbursts
Spectral analysis
Spectrum analysis
Stellar mass black holes
X-ray binary stars
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Summary:We present a systematic analysis of type C quasiperiodic oscillation (QPO) observations of H1743-322 throughout the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer era. We find that, while different outbursts have significant flux differences, they show consistent positive correlations between the QPO fractional rms amplitude and nonthermal fraction of the emission, which indicate an independence of the intrinsic QPO rms on individual outburst brightnesses in H1743-322. However, the dependence of the QPO rms on frequency is different between the outburst rise and decay phases, where the QPO fractional rms of the decay phase is significantly lower than that of the rise phase at low frequencies. The spectral analysis also reveals different ranges of coronal temperature between the two outburst stages. A semiquantitative analysis shows that the Lense–Thirring precession model could be responsible for the QPO rms differences, requiring a variable coronal geometric shape. However, the variable-Comptonization model could also account for the findings. The fact that the rms differences and the hysteresis traces in the hardness–intensity diagram accompany each other indicates a connection between the two phenomena. By correlating the findings with QPO phase lags and the quasi-simultaneous radio flux previously published, we propose there could be corona-jet transitions in H1743-322 similar to those that have been recently reported in GRS 1915+105.
ISSN:0004-637X
1538-4357
DOI:10.3847/1538-4357/aca7b8