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QPO Detection for HMXB Transient Pulsar 1A~0535+262 Observed with RXTE-PCA

Moti R. Dugair, Rehana Khan, Sapna Sharma, S. N. A. Jaaffrey

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We report the detection of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) at ~19 mHz and ~4 mHz in the transient high-mass Be/X-ray binary pulsar 1A~0535+262 using data from the RXTE observatory. The observations used in the present work were carried out during the X-ray out- bursts in 2010 January-April-August and 2011 Feb-May-July-August. The ~19 mHz QPO in 1A~0535+262 was detected in two Rossi Explorer Timing Experiment (RXTE) Proportional Counter Array (PCA) observations during the declining phase of its 2010 January-April-August outburst and ~4 mHz QPO in 2011 Feb-May-July-August. However, this QPO was rarely detected during other two outbursts of the pulsar. Though QPOs between 27-72 mHz were reported earlier in the pulsar, the ~19 mHz and ~4 mHz QPOs were detected for the first time in this pulsar. The results of our analysis of RXTE data during two outbursts of the pulsar are presented in the paper.

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We report the detection of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) at ~19 mHz and ~4 mHz in the transient high-mass Be/X-ray binary pulsar 1A~0535+262 using data from the RXTE observatory. The observations used in the present work were carried out during the X-ray out- bursts in 2010 January-April-August and 2011 Feb-May-July-August. The ~19 mHz QPO in 1A~0535+262 was detected in two Rossi Explorer Timing Experiment (RXTE) Proportional Counter Array (PCA) observations during the declining phase of its 2010 January-April-August outburst and ~4 mHz QPO in 2011 Feb-May-July-August. However, this QPO was rarely detected during other two outbursts of the pulsar. Though QPOs between 27-72 mHz were reported earlier in the pulsar, the ~19 mHz and ~4 mHz QPOs were detected for the first time in this pulsar. The results of our analysis of RXTE data during two outbursts of the pulsar are presented in the paper.

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We report the detection of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPO) at ~19 mHz and ~4 mHz in the transient high-mass Be/X-ray binary pulsar 1A~0535+262 using data from the RXTE observatory. The observations used in the present work were carried out during the X-ray out- bursts in 2010 January-April-August and 2011 Feb-May-July-August. The ~19 mHz QPO in 1A~0535+262 was detected in two Rossi Explorer Timing Experiment (RXTE) Proportional Counter Array (PCA) observations during the declining phase of its 2010 January-April-August outburst and ~4 mHz QPO in 2011 Feb-May-July-August. However, this QPO was rarely detected during other two outbursts of the pulsar. Though QPOs between 27-72 mHz were reported earlier in the pulsar, the ~19 mHz and ~4 mHz QPOs were detected for the first time in this pulsar. The results of our analysis of RXTE data during two outbursts of the pulsar are presented in the paper.

Key concepts: Pulsar, Astrophysics, Physics, Observatory, Binary pulsar, Transient (computer programming), Millisecond pulsar, Pulsar planet

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