New Swift/XRT observation shows faint X-ray transient SAX J1806.5-2215 remains active 1 year after outburst
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| Publication date | 2012 |
| Journal | The astronomer's telegram |
| Volume | Issue number | 3926 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1 |
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| Abstract | The faint X-ray transient SAX J1806.5-2215 was discovered through the detection of two type-I bursts by BeppoSAX's WFC in 1996-1997 (in't Zand et al. 1999, NuPhS, 69, 228). Around the times of both bursts, no persistent emission was detected from the source with BeppoSAX. RXTE/ASM observations suggested that the source was active from early 1996 till late 1997 with an X-ray luminosity of ~ 1E+36 erg/s (for d=8 kpc; Cornelisse et al. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3926 |
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