Change in spin-down rate and detection of emission line in HMXB 4U 2206+54 with AstroSat observation

Abstract

This work presents timing and spectral analysis of 4U 2206+54 using data obtained from LAXPC instrument onboard India's AstroSat mission. This source was observed with AstroSat in September 2016 and October 2016. We report detection of $5648(4)$ s pulsations at MJD 57669 in the latter observation of 4U 2206+54. The pulse profile is sinusoidal and the inherent shape is independent of energy up to 30 keV. The pulse fraction increases with energy from $\sim 0.5$% to $\sim 0.8$%. We report an updated spin down rate of $2.95(14)\times 10^{-7}$ s s${}^{-1}$. This is about 0.40 times smaller than the previously reported long term value. The energy spectrum is best modelled with an absorbed power-law with high energy exponential cut-off. We have detected presence of broad emission line in 4U 2206+54 at an energy of $7$ keV with equivalent width of $\sim 0.4$ keV.

arXiv commentAccepted in Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy

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