X-ray state change in 4U 1608-52

Bibcode
2009ATel.2072....1R
Russell, D. M.; Lewis, F.; Roche, P.
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The Astronomer's Telegram, #2072

Fecha de publicación:
6
2009
Número de autores
3
Número de autores del IAC
0
Número de citas
2
Número de citas referidas
1
Descripción
The neutron star X-ray transient 4U 1608-52 is often in a state of outburst (e.g. ATel #1113); the Swift/BAT light curve shows three clear outburst peaks so far in 2009. The source usually remains in a hard X-ray state during its outbursts. Here we report an X-ray state transition to a soft state around MJD 54960-75 (2009-05-09 - 24) and accompanying optical monitoring observations before and after the transition.
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Estrellas de neutrones

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