USA Observation of Spectral and Timing Evolution During the 2000 Outburst of XTE J1550-564

Abstract

We report on timing and spectral observations of the 2000 outburst of XTE J1550-564 made by the Unconventional Stellar Aspect (USA) Experiment on board the Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS). We observe a low-frequency quasi-periodic oscillation (LFQPO) with a centroid frequency that tends to increase with increasing flux and a fractional rms amplitude which is correlated with the hardness ratio. The evolution of the hardness ratio (4--16 keV/1--4 keV) with time and source flux is examined. The hardness-intensity diagram (HID) shows a cyclical movement in the clockwise direction and possibly indicates the presence of two independent accretion flows. We observe a relationship between the USA 4--16 keV count rate and radio observations and discuss this in the context of previously observed correlations between X-ray, radio, optical and IR data. We examine our results in the context of models invoking two accretion flows: a thin disk and a hot sub-Keplerian flow.

arXiv comment11 pages, 2 figures

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