Search for millisecond periodicities in type I X-ray bursts of the Rapid Burster

  • D. W. Fox
  • , W. H.G. Lewin
  • , R. E. Rutledge
  • , E. H. Morgan
  • , R. Guerriero
  • , L. Bildsten
  • , M. Van Der Klis
  • , J. Van Paradijs
  • , C. B. Moore
  • , T. Dotani
  • , K. Asai

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Abstract

We have searched the rising portion of type I X-ray bursts observed from the Rapid Burster with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer for the presence of periodicities. The 95 per cent confidence upper limit on the average rms variation of near coherent pulsations with a width of ≲1 Hz (in 60-2048 Hz) during the first second of the bursts is <8.8 per cent. We find a possible detection (>98per cent significance) at 306.5 Hz.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)776-782
Number of pages7
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume321
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 11 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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