Localizing the High Latitude X-Ray Transient 4u 0042+32

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Sep 2001

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Chandra Proposal ID #03400757

Computer Science

Chandra Proposal Id #03400757

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4U 0042+32 is a very interesting and unusual high Galactic latitude X-ray transient. This source was detected in X-rays several times during the 1970s, and is probably a black hole X-ray transient, but has not been observed in outburst for over 20 years. Due to its high latitude, the level of extinction is low, but 4U 0042+32 has not been optically identified. We propose to use Chandra's sensitivity and positioning capabilities to localize 4U 0042+32 in quiescence to facilitate its optical identification. We have already obtained a deep optical image so that a Chandra detection is likely to lead to a rapid identification. Follow-up optical observations could then be performed to determine the source distance, the binary orbital parameters and possibly the mass of the compact object.

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