X-ray re-brightening detected from the neutron star transient XTE J1701-407

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Publication date 22-09-2011
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 3654
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract Following our recent report on the transition to quiescence of the transient neutron star low-mass X-ray binary XTE J1701-407 (ATel #3604), we continued to monitor the source in X-rays. Further observations were carried out between August 31 and September 20, during which Swift pointed towards the source once every 2-4 days with the XRT operated in the photon counting mode. Initially, we found the 2-10 keV luminosity of XTE J1701-407 to be steadily decreasing, down to Lx~1E33 erg/s on August 31 (assuming a distance towards the source of D=5 kpc; ATel #2814).
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Language English
Published at https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3654
Other links https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ATel.3654....1D/abstract
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