Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-11-22
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To appear in ApJL, 4 pages
Scientific paper
10.1086/513270
We report on millisecond variability from the X-ray transient XTE J1739-285. We detected six X-ray type I bursts and found evidence for oscillations at 1122 +/- 0.3 Hz in the brightest X-ray burst. Taking into consideration the power in the oscillations and the number of trials in the search, the detection is significant at the 99.96% confidence level. If the oscillations are confirmed, the oscillation frequency would suggest that XTE J1739-285 contains the fastest rotating neutron star yet found. We also found millisecond quasiperiodic oscillations in the persistent emission with frequencies ranging from 757 Hz to 862 Hz. Using the brightest burst, we derive an upper limit on the source distance of about 10.6 kpc.
Brandt Steven
Gotz Diego
in 't Zand J. M. J.
Kaaret Phil
Kuulkers Eric
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