We replicate the reduction and analysis techniques adopted in Steiner et al. (2010) while considering the full set of RXTE pointed observations over the mission lifetime. To ensure the most consistent analysis, we only use data for the PCU-2 detector, which has the most stable calibration and was most frequently active. We separate and analyze each segment of continuous exposure, applying a 300 s lower limit. For very long observations, we divide the interval into segments with individual exposure times less than 5000 s. In total, this yields 1598 spectra with an average exposure time and net signal of ks and counts, respectively. The spectra have been background subtracted and corrected for detector dead time.
Source: Steiner et al. 2014 ┃ The Low-Spin Black… ⚬𓂃
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