Correlation between BATSE Hard X-Ray Spectral and Timing Properties of Cygnus X-1
/ Authors
D. Crary, C. Kouveliotou, J. Paradijs, J. Paradijs, F. V. D. Hooft, D. Scott, W. Paciesas, M. Klis, M. Finger, B. A. Harmon
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/ Abstract
We have analyzed approximately 1100 days of Cygnus X-1 hard X-ray data obtained with BATSE to study its rapid variability. We find for the first time correlations between the slope of the spectrum and the hard X-ray intensity, and between the spectral slope and the amplitude of the rapid variations of the hard X-ray flux. We compare our results with expectations from current theories of accretion onto black holes.
Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
DOI: 10.1086/310039