Swift observations of the accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J17498-2921: from outburst to quiescence

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Publication date 26-09-2011
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 3661
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract Swift has been monitoring the accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J17498-2921 since the start of its outburst in 2011 August 12 (ATels #3551, #3555, #3556). We detected two X-ray bursts on Aug. 18 and 28. During the first ~12 days the average persistent XRT count rate remained approximately constant at 3-7 c/s. Around Aug. 24 the source count rate started to decrease slowly, down to ~1 c/s on Sep. 11.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3661
Other links https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ATel.3661....1L/abstract
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