RXTE Observations of BL Hyi and V2301 Oph

Abstract

We acquired x-ray data for the AM Herculis systems BL Hyi and V2301 Oph using the PCA detector on the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer during September-November 1997. We also obtained broad-band optical photometry for BL Hyi using the 1.5m telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory during September 1997, that was simultaneous with one short stretch of RXTE x-ray observations. In both systems the x-ray emission is consistent with a bright pole and a fainter pole. We find an orbit modulated optical QPO in BL Hyi consistent with previous results. We characterize the hard x-ray properties of these two systems in this poster.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA465015

Entities

People

  • James N. Imamura
  • John Middleditch
  • Kent S. Wood
  • Michael T. Wolff
  • Thomas Steiman-cameron

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Emission
  • Energy Bands
  • Hard X Rays
  • Hot Spots
  • Information Operations
  • Line Spectra
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Spectra
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics

Technology Areas

  • Space