Discovery of kilohertz QPOs in RXTE observations of SAX J1748.9-2021.

Altamirano, D.; Patruno, A.; Watts, A.; Armas Padilla, M.; Cavecchi, Y.; Degenaar, N.; Kalamkar, M.; Kaur, R.; Soleri, P.; Yang, Y. J.; van der Klis, M.; Wijnands, R.; Casella, P.; Linares, M.; Rea, N.
Bibliographical reference

The Astronomer's Telegram, #2426

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2010
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15
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11
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9
Description
We report on RXTE observations of the ongoing outburst of the accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar SAX J1748.9-2021 (Altamirano et al. 2008, 674, 45A, see ATEL #2360 and #2407). Since the first detection of intermittent pulsations on January 27th, 2010, observations have been carried out on a daily basis. The source remained between 120 and 160 mCrab (2-16 keV - see ATEL #2407) until February 3rd, when the intensity started to decrease.