Discovery of the orbital period in the supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J17544-2619
Discovery of the orbital period in the supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J17544-2619
 
  The supergiant fast X-ray transient (SFXT) system IGR J17544?2619 has displayed many large outbursts in the past and is considered an archetypal example of SFXTs. A search of the INTEGRAL/ISGRI data archive from MJD 52698?54354 has revealed 11 outbursts and timing analysis of the light curve identifies a period of 4.926 ± 0.001 d which we interpret as the orbital period of the system. We find that large outbursts occasionally occur outside of periastron and place an upper limit for the radius of the supergiant of <23 R?.
  gamma-rays: observations, x-rays: binaries, x-rays: individual: IGR J17544-2619
  
  
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      Clark, David J.
      
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      Hill, Adam B.
      
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      Bird, Anthony J.
      
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      McBride, Vanessa
      
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      Scaringi, Simone
      
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      Dean, Anthony J.
      
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      4 September 2009
    
    
  
  
    
      Clark, David J.
      
        62688300-64b9-4e40-b65c-b68c59312361
      
     
  
    
      Hill, Adam B.
      
        b1007941-b5b1-47cd-8476-7c6b9c57f347
      
     
  
    
      Bird, Anthony J.
      
        045ee141-4720-46fd-a412-5aa848a91b32
      
     
  
    
      McBride, Vanessa
      
        a4608811-5a3f-4218-ada0-28f57ec2a0fd
      
     
  
    
      Scaringi, Simone
      
        88701970-a1b9-41fe-bf55-886716ee3374
      
     
  
    
      Dean, Anthony J.
      
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    Clark, David J., Hill, Adam B., Bird, Anthony J., McBride, Vanessa, Scaringi, Simone and Dean, Anthony J.
  
  
  
  
   
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    Discovery of the orbital period in the supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J17544-2619.
  
  
  
  
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 399 (1), .
  
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          Abstract
          The supergiant fast X-ray transient (SFXT) system IGR J17544?2619 has displayed many large outbursts in the past and is considered an archetypal example of SFXTs. A search of the INTEGRAL/ISGRI data archive from MJD 52698?54354 has revealed 11 outbursts and timing analysis of the light curve identifies a period of 4.926 ± 0.001 d which we interpret as the orbital period of the system. We find that large outbursts occasionally occur outside of periastron and place an upper limit for the radius of the supergiant of <23 R?.
        
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      Published date: 4 September 2009
 
    
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
     
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        gamma-rays: observations, x-rays: binaries, x-rays: individual: IGR J17544-2619
      
    
  
    
  
    
  
  
  
    
  
  
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              David J. Clark
            
          
        
      
          
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                Adam B. Hill
              
              
                 
              
            
            
          
         
      
        
      
          
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              Vanessa McBride
            
          
        
      
          
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              Simone Scaringi
            
          
        
      
          
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                Anthony J. Dean
              
              
            
            
          
        
      
      
      
    
  
   
  
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