Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-12-06
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.369:407-415,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10315.x
We present a 19 ks Chandra ACIS-S observation of the globular cluster Terzan 1. Fourteen sources are detected within 1.4 arcmin of the cluster center with 2 of these sources predicted to be not associated with the cluster (background AGN or foreground objects). The neutron star X-ray transient, X1732-304, has previously been observed in outburst within this globular cluster with the outburst seen to last for at least 12 years. Here we find 4 sources that are consistent with the ROSAT position for this transient, but none of the sources are fully consistent with the position of a radio source detected with the VLA that is likely associated with the transient. The most likely candidate for the quiescent counterpart of the transient has a relatively soft spectrum and an unabsorbed 0.5-10 keV luminosity of 2.6E32 ergs/s, quite typical of other quiescent neutron stars. Assuming standard core cooling, from the quiescent flux of this source we predict long (>400 yr) quiescent episodes to allow the neutron star to cool. Alternatively, enhanced core cooling processes are needed to cool down the core. However, if we do not detect the quiescent counterpart of the transient this gives an unabsorbed 0.5-10 keV luminosity upper limit of 8E31 ergs/s. We also discuss other X-ray sources within the globular cluster. From the estimated stellar encouter rate of this cluster we find that the number of sources we detect is significantly higher than expected by the relationship of Pooley et al. (2003).
Cackett Edward M.
Edmonds Peter D.
Grindlay Jonathon E.
Heinke Craig O.
Jonker Peter G.
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