Detection of Oscillations in a Type I X-Ray Burst of 4U 0614+091 with SVOM/ECLAIRs

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Abstract On 2025 January 10, a thermonuclear (Type I) X-ray burst from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) 4U 0614+091 was detected with the ECLAIRs instrument on board the Space-based multiband astronomical Variable Object Monitor mission. We present here a time-resolved spectroscopic analysis of the burst, along with the detection of burst oscillations within a 51 s interval during the decay phase. The oscillation frequency is measured to be ν = 413.674 ± 0.002 Hz, consistent with previous reports. However, we detect a significant downward frequency drift over the burst duration, characterized by ν ̇ = ( − 4.7 ± 0.3 ) × 1 0 − 3 Hz s − 1 . This frequency evolution is atypical compared to those observed in similar burst oscillation sources. We tentatively attribute the observed drift to a Doppler shift induced by orbital motion. Under this interpretation, the inferred orbital period must be shorter than 20 minutes, placing 4U 0614+091 among the most compact known LMXBs.

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