Initial NICER observation of the new X-ray transient Swift J1858.6-0814

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Authors
  • R.M. Ludlam
  • J.M. Miller
  • Z. Arzoumanian
  • K.C. Gendreau
  • P.M. Bult
  • T.E. Strohmayer
  • C.B. Markwardt
  • J. Homan
  • P. Uttley
  • E.M. Cackett
  • D. Chakrabarty
  • D. Altamirano
  • J.F. Steiner
  • G.K. Jaisawal
  • S. Guillot
  • M.T. Wolff
  • P.S. Ray
  • A.C. Fabian
  • NICER team
Publication date 01-11-2018
Journal The astronomer's telegram
Volume | Issue number 2158
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API)
Abstract We report on initial NICER observations of the new Galactic transient source Swift J1858.6-0814 (ATel #12151). It is unclear if the source is a black hole or a neutron star.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=12158
Other links http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ATel12158....1L
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