Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-07-11
Astrophys.J.633:377-383,2005
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal. 27 pages including 10 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/444610
Observations made of the X-ray pulsar EXO 1722-363 using the Proportional Counter Array and All Sky Monitor on board the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer reveal the orbital period of this system to be 9.741 +/- 0.004 d from periodic changes in the source flux. The detection of eclipses, together with the values of the pulse and orbital periods, suggest that this source consists of a neutron star accreting from the stellar wind of an early spectral type supergiant companion. Pulse timing measurements were also obtained but do not strongly constrain the system parameters. The X-ray spectra can be well fitted with a model consisting of a power law with a high energy cutoff and, for some spectra, a blackbody component with a temperature of approximately 0.85 keV.
Corbet Robin H. D.
Markwardt Craig B.
Swank Jean H.
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