Swift/XRT detection of an active X-ray transient near the Galactic center
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| Publication date | 2013 |
| Journal | The astronomer's telegram |
| Volume | Issue number | 5074 |
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| Abstract | Daily monitoring observations of the Galactic center performed with the Swift/XRT (Atel #5006; see link below) reveal that in addition to the new magnetar SGR J1745-29 (Atels #5009,#5011, #5020, #5032, #5037, #5046, #5053; Kennea et al. 2013; Mori et al. 2013) a transient X-ray source located ~20" north of Sgr A* is currently active. This object is clearly detected during ~1.0 ks PC mode observations obtained on 2013 May 15, 16, 18 and 19, at count rates of ~(1.5-5.0)E-2 counts/s. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=5074 |
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