SAX J1810.8-2609: an X-ray bursting transient

1999/01/18 by M. Cocchi, A. Bazzano, Cocchi, M. +15
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9901230

4 pages, 3 figures, proc. 3rd INTEGRAL Workshop - Taormina 1998

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Abstract

We report on the BeppoSAX/WFC observation of a strong type-I X-ray burst from the recently discovered transient source SAX J1810.8-2609. The observed event showed evidence of photospheric radius expansion due to super-Eddington burst luminosity. Burst detection identifies the source as a probable low-mass X-ray binary harbouring a neutron star.

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