MAXI Discoveries And RXTE Follow-up Observations Of New X-ray Sources

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Sep 2011

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American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #12, #13.08

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) is a highly sensitive X-ray all-sky monitor on the International Space Station (ISS) with a 5 sigma detection sensitivity of about 20 mCrab in one day. It has discovered four new X-ray binaries so far. To reveal the nature of these sources, we have carried out RXTE follow-up Target-of-Opportunity (ToO) observations approved in the AO 14 and 15 programs. The sources have been identified as a black hole candidate (BHC) for MAXI J1659-152, an X-ray binary pulsar for MAXI J1409-619, a low mass X-ray binary for MAXI J0556-332, and a possible BHC for MAXI J1543-564. In this paper, we will present a summary of the MAXI discoveries and timing and spectral results from the RXTE data.

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