AXAF Observations of the Rapid Burster in Outburst

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Sep 1999

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Chandra Proposal ID #01400660

Physics

Chandra Proposal Id #01400660

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The Rapid Burster (RB) is a recurrent transient low-mass X-ray binary with type II burst phenomenology that makes it unique in the Galaxy. We propose to obtain high-resolution grating spectra (ACIS-S + HETG) of the RB in outburst. In one 30 ksec observation we will collect ~150,000 photons from type II bursts and at least ~90,000 photons from the persistent emission. Spectral features in the type II bursts and the persistent emission may illuminate the physics of the accretion process that drives these bursts, perhaps allowing us to finally understand some of the physics behind this enigmatic object.

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