Cyclotron Resonance Energies at a Low X-Ray Luminosity: A0535+262 Observed with Suzaku
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Abstract
The binary X-ray pulsar A0535+262 was observed with the Suzaku X-ray observatory, on 2005 September 14 for a net exposure of 22 ksec. The source was in a declining phase of a minor outburst, exhibiting 3--50 keV luminosity of about $3.7 \times 10^{35}$ ergs s$^{-1}$ at an assumed distance of 2 kpc. In spite of the very low source intensity (about 30 mCrab at 20 keV), its electron cyclotron resonance was detected clearly with the Suzaku Hard X-ray Detector, in absorption at about 45 keV. The resonance energy is found to be essentially the same as those measured when the source is almost two orders of magnitude more luminous. These results are compared with the luminosity-dependent changes in the cyclotron resonance energy, observed from 4U 0115+63 and X 0331+53.
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