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V1223 Sgr and AO Psc Broad Iron Lines

Broad Iron Line in spectra of V1223 Sgr and AO Psc

ASCA SIS spectra of the iron K alpha line region of the intermediate polars V1223 Sgr and AO Psc.

Magnetic cataclysmic variables often show iron K alpha emission lines at 6.4 keV, 6.7 keV, and 6.97 keV from cold (near neutral), helium-like, and hydrogen-like ions, respectively. The ASCA SIS spectrum of the intermediate polar V1223 Sgr is consistent with the presence of three narrow lines at these expected energies. However, the spectrum of AO Psc, a system which is very similar to V1223 Sgr in many respects, taken with the same instrument, is not consistent with three narrow lines. The 6.4 keV line appears narrow but the other lines are clearly broadened. This may be because the lines from the highly ionized ions are resonantly trapped and can only escape the emission region after Compton scattering, which shifts the line energy.

Figure from Hellier, Mukai & Osborne 1998, MNRAS 297, 526.

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HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.