INTEGRAL observations of the peculiar BeX System SAX J2103.5+4545

Details INTEGRAL observations of the peculiar BeX System SAX J2103.5+4545 INTEGRAL observations of the peculiar BeX System SAX J2103.5+4545

2004-07-28

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0407580v1

Astron.Astrophys. 427 (2004) 293-298

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20041214

We present an INTEGRAL data analysis of the X-ray transient \object{SAX J2103.5+4545} during two outbursts detected in December 2002. The INTEGRAL coordinates and error circle agree with the position of the recently proposed optical counterpart. A power-law plus cut-off model provided a good fit to the 4-150 keV spectrum yielding a photon index of 1.0+-0.1, a cut-off energy E_cut=7.6+-2.0 keV and a folding energy E_fold=30.9+-2.5 keV. The X-ray luminosity in the 4-150 keV energy range was found to be 6.0x10^36 erg/s, assuming a distance of 6.5 kpc. This luminosity, together with the derived photon index, indicate that the source is in a bright state. A 354.9$+-0.5 second pulse period is measured. This value is significantly smaller than previous measurements, indicating a long-term spin-up episode.

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