INTEGRAL observations of recurrent fast X-ray transient sources
INTEGRAL observations of recurrent fast X-ray transient sources
Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) are believed to be non-recurrent bright X-ray sources lasting less than a day and occurring at serendipitous positions, they can best detected and discovered by instruments having a sufficiently wide field of view and high sensitivity. The IBIS/ISGRI instrument onboard INTEGRAL is particularly suited to detect new or already known fast X-ray transient sources. We report on IBIS/ISGRI detection of newly discovered outbursts of three fast transient sources located at low Galactic latitude: SAX J1818.6-1703; IGR J16479-4514; IGR J17391-302/XTE J1739-302. The reported results confirm and strengthen the very fast transient nature of these sources, given that all their newly detected outbursts have a duration less than about 3 hours. Additionally, they provide the first evidence for a possible recurrent fast transient behaviour as all three sources were detected in outburst by ISGRI more than once during the last 2 years.
x-rays: bursts, x-rays: individuals: IGR J16479-4514, x-rays: individuals: SAX J1818.6-1703, x-rays: general, x-rays: individuals: XTE J1739-302/IGR J17391-302, x-rays: binaries, gamma rays: observations
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Sguera, V., Barlow, E.J., Bird, A.J., Clark, D.J., Dean, A.J., Hill, A.B., Moran, L., Shaw, S.E., Willis, D.R., Bazzano, A., Ubertini, P. and Malizia, A.
(2005)
INTEGRAL observations of recurrent fast X-ray transient sources.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 444 (2005), .
(doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053103).
Abstract
Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) are believed to be non-recurrent bright X-ray sources lasting less than a day and occurring at serendipitous positions, they can best detected and discovered by instruments having a sufficiently wide field of view and high sensitivity. The IBIS/ISGRI instrument onboard INTEGRAL is particularly suited to detect new or already known fast X-ray transient sources. We report on IBIS/ISGRI detection of newly discovered outbursts of three fast transient sources located at low Galactic latitude: SAX J1818.6-1703; IGR J16479-4514; IGR J17391-302/XTE J1739-302. The reported results confirm and strengthen the very fast transient nature of these sources, given that all their newly detected outbursts have a duration less than about 3 hours. Additionally, they provide the first evidence for a possible recurrent fast transient behaviour as all three sources were detected in outburst by ISGRI more than once during the last 2 years.
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Published date: 2005
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x-rays: bursts, x-rays: individuals: IGR J16479-4514, x-rays: individuals: SAX J1818.6-1703, x-rays: general, x-rays: individuals: XTE J1739-302/IGR J17391-302, x-rays: binaries, gamma rays: observations
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V. Sguera
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E.J. Barlow
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D.J. Clark
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A.J. Dean
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A.B. Hill
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L. Moran
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S.E. Shaw
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D.R. Willis
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A. Bazzano
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P. Ubertini
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A. Malizia
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