Journal article
JEM-X observations of the Be/X-ray binary EXO 2030+375
In
Astronomy and Astrophysics
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2003, Volume 411, Issue 1, pp. L411-L414
Abstract
We have used data from the Joint European Monitor (JEM-X) to perform an X-ray spectral and timing analysis of the 42-s transient pulsar EXO 2030+375 during an X-ray outburst. X-ray pulsations are clearly detected with an average pulse period of 41.66+/-0.05 s and an average pulse fraction of 60%. The profile of the energy spectrum did not change appreciably throughout the X-ray outburst, although the source shows a slightly softer spectrum during periastron passage in the energy range 9-25 keV.
The 5-25 keV X-ray luminosity changed by a factor of 2 throughout the observations, reaching a maximum value of 3x10(36) erg s(-1). These observations allowed us to verify the in-flight instrumental properties of the JEM-X Monitor.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | EDP Sciences |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Pages: | L411-L414 |
| ISSN: | 14320746 and 00046361 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361:20031205 |
| ORCIDs: | Lund, Niels |
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