J/AJ/129/2018 RXTE scaled fluxes of eta Car (Corcoran+, 2005)
X-ray monitoring of η Carinae: variations on a theme.
Corcoran M.F.
<Astron. J., 129, 2018-2025 (2005)>
=2005AJ....129.2018C 2005AJ....129.2018C
ADC_Keywords: Stars, early-type ; X-ray sources
Keywords: binaries: general - stars: early-type -
stars: individual (η Carinae) - X-rays: stars
Abstract:
We present monitoring observations by the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer
of the 2-10keV X-ray emission from the supermassive star η Carinae
from 1996 through late 2003. These data cover more than one of the
stellar variability cycles in temporal detail and include especially
detailed monitoring through two X-ray minima.
Description:
Most of the early data were obtained using three proportional counter
units (PCUs). There were a total of 976 RXTE observations of Carinae
between 1996 February 9 and 2004 November 2, an average of one
observation every 3.3 days.
Objects:
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RA (2000) DE Designation(s)
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10 45 03.6 -59 41 04 η Carinae = V* eta Car
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File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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table2.dat 66 976 RXTE scaled fluxes
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See also:
J/other/NewA/15.108 : UBVRIHalpha of eta Car in 2009 (Fernandez-Lajus+ 2010)
J/ApJS/181/473 : Eta Carinae: visible and near-IR analysis (Nielsen+, 2009)
J/A+A/493/1093 : BVRI light curves of eta Car (Fernandez-Lajus+, 2009)
J/ApJS/168/289 : NUV spectrum of eta Car in 2003.5 (Nielsen+, 2007)
J/ApJS/163/173 : UV spectrum of eta Car in 2003.5 (Gull+, 2006)
J/ApJS/157/138 : UV spectrum of eta Car (Nielsen+, 2005)
J/A+A/419/215 : Emission lines of eta Car (Hartman+, 2004)
J/A+A/343/847 : Geneva Photometry of Eta Car (van Genderen+ 1999)
J/A+A/304/415 : uvby-Hbeta photometry of Eta Car 1992-94 (van Genderen+, 1995)
J/ApJS/71/983 : UV spectrum of eta Car (Viotti+ 1989)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 10 A10 "YYYY/MM/DD" Obs.Date UT date of the Observation
12- 13 I2 h Obs.h UT hour of the Observation
15- 25 F11.3 d JD Julian Date of the Observation
27- 31 F5.2 10-14W/m2 PCU0 ? 2-10keV flux measured by Proportional
Counter Unit 0 (1)
33- 37 F5.2 10-14W/m2 PCU1 ? 2-10keV flux measured by Proportional
Counter Unit 1 (1)
39- 43 F5.2 10-14W/m2 PCU2 ? 2-10keV flux measured by Proportional
Counter Unit 2 (1)
45- 49 F5.2 10-14W/m2 PCU3 ? 2-10keV flux measured by Proportional
Counter Unit 3 (1)
51- 55 F5.2 10-14W/m2 PCU4 ? 2-10keV flux measured by Proportional
Counter Unit 4 (1)
57- 61 F5.2 10-14W/m2 PCA ? 2-10keV flux measured by Proportional
Counter Array layer 1 (1)
63- 66 F4.2 10-14W/m2 e_PCA ? Uncertainty in PCA (1)
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Note (1): In units of 10-11ergs/s/cm2. Fluxes have not been corrected for
absorption.
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History:
From electronic version of the journal
(End) Greg Schwarz [AAS], Marianne Brouty [CDS] 31-Aug-2005