Comprehensive investigations on spectral and temporal features of GX 5−1 using AstroSat observations.

Comprehensive spectrotemporal analyses of the Z-type neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 5−1 were performed using 10 broad-band observations from AstroSat /Soft X-ray Telescope and Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC) instruments. The LAXPC-20 hardness–intensity diagram showed horizontal and normal branches (HBs and NBs) of the Z track which exhibited secular motion. The time-averaged spectra in the energy range 0.7–25.0 keV could be fitted with the model combination – |$\tt {constant}\, \times \, \tt {tbabs}\, \times \, \tt {edge}\, \times \, \tt {edge}\, \times \, \tt {thcomp}\, \times \, \tt {diskbb}$|⁠. This yielded |$\Gamma \, \sim$| 2, |$kT_{\mathrm{ e}}\, \sim$| 3.3 keV, and |$F_{\mathrm{ disc}}$| / |$F_{\mathrm{ total}}\, \sim$| 0.8 indicating the soft/intermediate spectral state of the source during the observations. Flux-resolved spectral analysis revealed a positive correlation between |$kT_{\mathrm{ in}}$| and |$F_{\mathrm{ bol}}$|⁠. However, a negative correlation was observed between them in one of the NBs. Time-averaged temporal analysis revealed multiple HB oscillations (HBOs) and NB oscillations (NBOs), and peaked noise components in the |$\sim$| 5–50 Hz range. Furthermore, flux-resolved temporal analysis showed that the frequency of the HBOs correlates positively whereas the strength of HBOs correlates negatively with |$F_{\mathrm{ bol}}$|⁠ , indicating their probable origin from the accretion disc. In contrast, the frequency and strength of NBOs remain fairly constant with |$F_{\mathrm{ bol}}$|⁠ , suggesting that they originate from a different region in the system. Using the relativistic precession model along with highest frequency of the HBO, the upper limits of the magnetic dipole moment (⁠|$\mu$|⁠) and field strength (B) at the poles of the neutron star in the system were found to be 25.60 |$\times \, 10^{25}$| G cm3 and 3.64 |$\times \, 10^{8}$| G, respectively, for |$k_{\mathrm{ A}}$| = 1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]