INTEGRAL and Swift observations of EXO 2030+375 during a giant outburst

Abstract

Aims: We investigate the X-ray spectral and timing properties of the high mass X-ray binary EXO 2030+375 observed during its June-September 2006 giant (type II) outburst. Methods: The data analyzed in this work are from partly simultaneous observations with INTEGRAL Swift. The pulse period P and its temporal derivative P_dot are measured. X-ray pulse profiles in different energy ranges and time intervals are constructed. Pulse averaged X-ray spectra for different time intervals are studied. Results: We report a strong spin-up of the source during the outburst, comparable to that observed in 1985 during the previous giant outburst when the source was discovered. The value of P_dot is found to be linearly related to the X-ray luminosity of the source during the outburst. For the first time the hard X-ray (>25 keV) characteristics of the source during a type II outburst are studied. The X-ray pulse profiles apparently change with luminosity. The X-ray spectral continuum in the 3--120 keV energy range is modeled with an absorbed power law with an exponential cutoff around E ~26 keV. An iron emission line at ~6-7 keV is observed. The spectrum reveals some features between 10 and 20 keV which can be modeled either by a broad emission line at ~13-15 keV (a ``bump'') or by two absorption lines at ~10 and ~20 keV.

5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in A&A Letters

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