Catalog Service: RXTE observations of 4U 1728-34
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We present an analysis of the spectral properties observed in X-rays from neutron star X-ray binary 4U 1728-34 during transitions between the low- and high-luminosity states when the electron temperature kT_e_ of the Compton cloud monotonically decreases from 15 to 2.5keV. We analyze the transition episodes from this source observed with BeppoSAX and RXTE satellites. We find that the X-ray broadband energy spectra of 4U 1728-34 during all spectral states can be modeled by a combination of a thermal (blackbody-like) component, a Comptonized component (which we herein denote as COMPTB), and a Gaussian component. Spectral analysis using this model provides evidence that the photon power-law index {Gamma} is almost constant ({Gamma}=1.99+/-0.02) when kT_e_ changes from 15 to 2.5keV during these spectral transitions.
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This resource was registered on: 2013 Jun 05 14:06:22ZThis resource description was last updated on: 2021 Oct 21 00:00:00Z
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