INTEGRAL observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Details INTEGRAL observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud INTEGRAL observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud

2007-09-05

arxiv.org/abs/0709.0633v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in MNRAS

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12423.x

The first INTEGRAL observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud (carried out in 2003) are reported in which two sources are clearly detected. The first source, SMC X-1, shows a hard X-ray eclipse and measurements of its pulse period indicate a continuation of the long-term spin-up now covering ~30 years. The second source is likely to be a high mass X-ray binary, and shows a potential periodicity of 6.8s in the IBIS lightcurve. An exact X-ray or optical counterpart cannot be designated, but a number of proposed counterparts are discussed. One of these possible counterparts shows a strong coherent optical modulation at ~2.7d, which, together with the measured hard X-ray pulse period, would lead to this INTEGRAL source being classified as the fourth known high mass Roche lobe overflow system.

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