The infrared counterpart of GX 17+2

Details The infrared counterpart of GX 17+2 The infrared counterpart of GX 17+2

Jan 2002

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The Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 261. Edited by B. T. Gänsicke, K. Beu

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We present Keck K-band observations of GX 17+2 which reveal a bright counterpart in the radio error circle of Deutsch et al. (1999), coincident with their star ``A''. These observations imply an amplitude of variability of ~25--40 between our measurements and the IR observations of Deutsch et al. (1999). However, quasi-simultaneous RXTE ASM observations show no X-ray counterpart to this flux variation, suggesting that the IR flux is not due to reprocessed X-ray radiation. We propose that the large radio outbursts observed from this source (Penninx et al. 1988) also give rise to synchrotron flares in the IR.

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