Radius expansion bursts from the neutron star transient XTE J1701-462; a new distance estimate

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Publication date 2007
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 1183
Pages (from-to) 1
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract A detailed spectral analysis of the second and third type-I X- ray bursts from the neutron star transient XTE J1701-462 (detected on July 20 and July 25, see also ATel #1165) reveals clear photospheric radius expansion in both of them. The bursts show radius expansion for about 2-3 seconds, with the color temperature decreasing from ~2.5 keV to ~1.6 keV and the radius increasing from ~10 km to 20-25 km.
Document type Article
Published at http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007ATel.1183....1L
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