Spectral and Temporal Studies of Swift\,J1658.2--4242 using {\it AstroSat} Observations with {\tt JeTCAF} Model

Abstract

We present the X-ray spectral and temporal analysis of the black hole X-ray transient Swift J1658.2--4242 observed by {\it AstroSat}. Three epochs of data have been analysed using the JeTCAF model to estimate the mass accretion rates and to understand the geometry of the flow. The best-fit disc mass accretion rate (${\dot{m}}_d$) varies between $0.90_{-0.01}^{+0.02}$ to $1.09_{-0.03}^{+0.04}$ ${\dot{M}}_{\mathrm{Edd}}$ in these observations, while the halo mass accretion rate changes from $0.15_{-0.01}^{+0.01}$ to $0.25_{-0.01}^{+0.02}$ ${\dot{M}}_{\mathrm{Edd}}$. We estimate the size of the dynamic corona, that varies substantially from $64.9_{-3.1}^{+3.9}$ to $34.5_{-1.5}^{+2.0}$ $r_g$ and a moderately high jet/outflow collimation factor stipulates isotropic outflow. The inferred high disc mass accretion rate and bigger corona size indicate that the source might be in the intermediate to soft spectral state of black hole X-ray binaries. The mass of the black hole estimated from different model combinations is $\sim 14M_{\odot }$. In addition, we compute the quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) frequencies from the model-fitted parameters, which match the observed QPOs. We further calculate the binary parameters of the system from the decay profile of the light curve and the spectral parameters. The estimated orbital period of the system is $4.0\pm 0.4$ hr by assuming the companion as a mid or late K-type star. Our analysis using the JeTCAF model sheds light on the physical origin of the spectro-temporal behaviour of the source, and the observed properties are mainly due to the change in both the mass accretion rates and absorbing column density.

10 pages, 5 figures, 3 tables, accepted (06/03/2023) for publication in MNRAS

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