Swift observations of the ultraluminous X-ray source Holmberg IX X-1
arXiv:1009.0275 · doi:10.1088/0004-637X/722/2/1816
Abstract
Holmberg IX X-1 is a well-known ultraluminous X-ray source with an X-ray luminosity of ~1e40 erg/s. The source has been monitored by the X-ray Telescope of Swift regularly. Since 2009 April, the source has been in an extended low luminosity state. We utilize the co-added spectra taken at different luminosity states to study the spectral behavior of the source. Simple power-law and multi-color disk blackbody models can be ruled out. The best overall fits, however, are provided by a dual thermal model with a cool blackbody and a warm disk blackbody. This suggests that Holmberg IX X-1 may be a 10 solar-mass black hole accreting at 7 times above the Eddington limit or a 100 solar-mass maximally rotating black hole accreting at the Eddington limit, and we are observing both the inner regions of the accretion disk and outflows from the compact object.
arXiv comment6 pages, 2 figures; accepted for publication in ApJ
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