A rapid optical and X-ray timing study of the neutron star X-ray binary Swift J1858.6−0814

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dc.contributor.authorShahbaz, T.en
dc.contributor.authorPaice, J. A .en
dc.contributor.authorRajwade, K. M.en
dc.contributor.authorVeledina, A.en
dc.contributor.authorGandhi, P.en
dc.contributor.authorDhillon, V. S.en
dc.contributor.authorMarsh, T. R.en
dc.contributor.authorLittlefair, S.en
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Mark R.en
dc.contributor.authorBreton, R. P.en
dc.contributor.authorClark, C. J.en
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020en
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidadesen
dc.contributor.funderScience and Technology Facilities Councilen
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-22T15:24:23Z
dc.date.available2023-06-22T15:24:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-14en
dc.description.abstractWe present a rapid timing analysis of optical (HiPERCAM and ULTRACAM) and X-ray (NICER) observations of the X-ray transient Swift J1858.6−0814 during 2018 and 2019. The optical light curves show relatively slow, large amplitude (∼1 mag in gs) ‘blue’ flares (i.e. stronger at shorter wavelengths) on time-scales of ∼minutes as well as fast, small amplitude (∼0.1 mag in gs) ‘red’ flares (i.e. stronger at longer wavelengths) on time-scales of ∼seconds. The ‘blue’ and ‘red’ flares are consistent with X-ray reprocessing and optically thin synchrotron emission, respectively, similar to what is observed in other X-ray binaries. The simultaneous optical versus soft- and hard-band X-ray light curves show time- and energy-dependent correlations. The 2019 March 4 and parts of the June data show a nearly symmetric positive cross-correlations (CCFs) at positive lags consistent with simple X-ray disc reprocessing. The soft- and hard-band CCFs are similar and can be reproduced if disc reprocessing dominates in the optical and one component (disc or synchrotron Comptonization) dominates both the soft and hard X-rays. A part of the 2019 June data shows a very different CCFs. The observed positive correlation at negative lag in the soft band can be reproduced if the optical synchrotron emission is correlated with the hot flow X-ray emission. The observed timing properties are in qualitative agreement with the hybrid inner hot accretion flow model, where the relative role of the different X-ray and optical components that vary during the course of the outburst, as well as on shorter time-scales, govern the shape of the optical/X-ray CCFs.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PID2020-114822GB-I00); Science and Technology Facilities Council (Grant ST/T000406/1); Irish Research Council (GOIPD/2021/670: Invisible Monsters)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationShahbaz, T., Paice, J. A., Rajwade, K. M., Veledina, A., Gandhi, P., Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Littlefair, S., Kennedy, M. R., Breton, R. P. and Clark, C. J. (2023) 'A rapid optical and X-ray timing study of the neutron star X-ray binary Swift J1858. 6–0814', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 520(1), pp. 542–559. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stad163en
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/mnras/stad163en
dc.identifier.eissn1365-2966en
dc.identifier.endpage559en
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711en
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Societyen
dc.identifier.startpage542en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14688
dc.identifier.volume520en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::ERC::ERC-ADG/694745/EU/Discovering Fast Transients and Pulsars with MeerKAT for Cosmology and to Test the Laws of Gravity/MeerTRAPen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::ERC::ERC-STG/715051/EU/Fundamental Physics Using Black Widow, Redback and Transitional Pulsar Binaries/Spidersen
dc.rights© 2023, the Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.en
dc.subjectAccretionen
dc.subjectAccretion discsen
dc.subjectStars: neutronen
dc.subjectX-rays: binariesen
dc.subjectX-rays: individual: Swift J1858.6−0814en
dc.titleA rapid optical and X-ray timing study of the neutron star X-ray binary Swift J1858.6−0814en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue1en
oaire.citation.volume520en
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