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arxiv: 1810.07115 · v1 · pith:VL7754QKnew · submitted 2018-10-16 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

Study of the reflection spectra of SAX J1748.9-2021

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We report the spectral analysis of accretion powered millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1748.9-2021 from the NuSTAR observation made during its 2015 outburst. The spectra displayed a broad emission line at $\sim 6.5$ keV with line width of $\sim 0.5$ keV and excess above $\sim 20$ keV due to Compton hump. The persistent emission of SAX J1748.9-2021 is described by a combination of soft thermal component with $kT =0.62^{+0.03}_{-0.05}$ keV and thermally Comptonized component with $kT_e=2.50^{+0.06}_{-0.03}$ keV reflected from the disc with reflection fraction of $0.30^{+0.08}_{-0.04}$. We have modeled the reflection spectrum with self-consistent model relxillCP and have found the inclination of the accretion disc to be $32.3^{^\circ +4.8}_{-4.7}$ and log $\xi$ is equal to $3.05^{+0.40}_{-0.34}$. We have obtained an upper limit of 57 km for inner disc radius; and the estimated magnetic field strength at the poles is less than $3.4 \times 10^9$ G. This kind of detailed investigation of reflection spectrum of SAX J1748.9-2021, especially above 10 keV, has been achieved only because of high statistics NuSTAR data of the source.

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