Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2012-01-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
7 pages, 6 figures, Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics main journal
Scientific paper
Phase-targeted RXTE observations have allowed us to detect a transient 71.49 \pm 0.02 s signal that is most likely to be originating from the supergiant fast X-ray transient IGR J17544-2619. The phase-folded light curve shows a possible double-peaked structure with a pulsed flux of ~4.8*10^-12 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (3-10 keV). Assuming the signal to indicate the spin period of the neutron star in the system, the provisional location of IGR J17544-2619 on the Corbet diagram places the system within the classical wind-fed supergiant XRB region. Such a result illustrates the growing trend of supergiant fast X-ray transients to span across both of the original classes of HMXB in Porb - Pspin space.
Bazzano Angela
Bird Andrew J.
Clark David J.
Drave S. P.
Hill Adam B.
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