A broadband X-ray study of the asynchronous polar: CD Ind

Abstract

A simultaneous broadband analysis of X-ray data obtained with XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observatories for the asynchronous polar source CD Ind is presented. The spin folded lightcurve in soft 0.3-3.0 keV band shows single broad hump-like structure superimposed with occasional narrow dips, indicating a single-pole accretion model with a complex intrinsic absorber. Lack of strong modulation in folded lightcurve above 3 keV reveals that emission from corresponding zone of post-shock region (PSR) remains in view throughout the spin phase. The broadband spectrum is modelled with a three-component absorbed plasma emission model and absorbed isobaric cooling flow model, both of which fit the data well with similar statistical significance. Presence of partial covering absorber is evident in the spectra with equivalent column density $\sim 7\times 10^{22}{\text{cm}}^{-2}$ and a covering fraction of $\sim 25\%$. Strong ionised oxygen K${}_{\alpha }$ line emission is detected in the spectra. We notice spectral variability during spin phase 0.75-1.05, when there is a considerable increase in column density of overall absorber (from $\sim 1\times 10^{20}{\text{cm}}^{-2}$ to $\sim 9\times 10^{20}{\text{cm}}^{-2}$). We required at least three plasma temperatures to describe the multi-temperature nature of the PSR. The shock temperature $\sim 43.3_{-3.4}^{+3.8}$ keV, represented by the upper temperature of the cooling flow model, implies a white dwarf mass of $\sim 0.87_{-0.03}^{+0.04}{M}_{\odot }$. The iron K${}_{\alpha }$ line complex shows a strong He-like and a weak neutral fluorescence line. We could not unambiguously detect the presence of Compton reflection in the spectra, which is probably very small and signifying a tall shock height.

arXiv comment10pages, 7figures, 3tables, accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS)

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