Optical and X-ray variations during 5 outbursts of Aql X-1 in 3.6 years from 2016
arXiv:2308.11438 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stad2561
Abstract
We analyzed optical/X-ray quasi-simultaneous light curves of Aql X-1, obtained by MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image), ZTF (Zwicky Transient Facility) and LCO (Las Cumbres Observatory) in about 3.6 years from 2016, for understanding electromagnetic radiation mechanisms during its outbursts. As a result, we confirmed that 5 outbursts had detected in the epoch, and that 3 outbursts underwent the X-ray state transition across Low-Hard, In-Transition, and High-Soft state while remaining 2 outbursts stayed in the Low-Hard state. We found that the optical spectral energy distribution in the High-Soft state is consistent with a simplified irradiated disk model, and that the optical color/magnitude variation can be explained by variations in the X-ray luminosity and the disk geometrical thickness.
9 pages, 10 figures, 3 tables, accepted for publication in MNRAS
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