Discovery of eclipses from the x-ray burst source mxb 1659-29

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May 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984aipc..115..139c&link_type=abstract

AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 115, pp. 139-142 (1984).

Computer Science

X-Ray Binaries, X-Ray Sources, X-Ray Bursts, Neutron Stars, X-Ray

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We have discovered a 7.1 h period and eclipses in the X-ray emission from MXB 1659-29. MXB 1659-29 is the first burst source to show persistent, regular eclipses. Irregular variability is observed during approximately 25% of the cycle (~1.5 hours) immediately preceding the eclipse, which is only 15 minutes in duration. We derive limits to the mass of the binary companion to the X-ray emitting neutron star, and argue that the companion is less massive than the canonical prediction for Roche lobe filling main sequence stars.

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