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Variability of X-ray pulsars in a hard energy band observed with INTEGRAL

2004/07/16 by A. Lutovinov, S. Tsygankov, Lutovinov, A. +13
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0407350

6 pages, 13 figures, Proceeding of the 5th INTEGRAL Workshop

arxiv created 2004/07/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We present the first results of the observations of the X-ray pulsars LMC X-4, 4U0352+309 and EXO1722-363 performed with the INTEGRAL observatory. The LMC X-4 was investigated during the whole superorbital cycle (∼30 days) and it was found that its period was not stable at this time scale. We detected a variable X-ray flux (18-60 keV) from the pulsar EXO1722-363, which could be connected with the orbital motion in the binary system. A more accurate position and the estimate of the orbital period for this source are reported. We also investigated a hard X-ray spectrum of 4U0352+309 (X Persei) measured with INTEGRAL and report the detection of the cyclotron absorption line at about 29 keV.

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