Computer Science
Scientific paper
Aug 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aipc..924..635d&link_type=abstract
THE MULTICOLORED LANDSCAPE OF COMPACT OBJECTS AND THEIR EXPLOSIVE ORIGINS. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 924, pp. 635-640
Computer Science
X-Ray Binaries, Pulsars
Scientific paper
The recent (December 2004) discovery of the sixth accretion-powered millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J00291+5934 provides a very good chance to deepen our knowledge of such systems. Although these systems are well studied at high energies, very poor information are available for their optical/NIR counterparts during quiescence. Up to now only for SAX J1808.4-3658, the first discovered system of this type, we have a secure detection of its optical counterpart in quiescence. Among the seven known system IGR J00291+5934 is the one that resembles SAX J1808.4-3658 more closely. We present here the first multi-band (VRIJH) detection of the optical and NIR counterpart of IGR J00291+5934 in quiescence as well as a K-band deep upper limit. We obtain an optical light curve that shows the expected sinusoidal modulation at the known 2.46 hr orbital period and present evidence for the presence within the system of a companion strongly irradiated.
Campana Sergio
Covino Stefano
D'Avanzo Paolo
Israel Gian Luca
Stella Luigi
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