UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177-3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS
Paizis A, Nowak MA, Wilms J, Chaty S, Corbel S, Rodriguez J, Del Santo M, Ubertini P, Chini R (2011)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2011
Journal
Publisher: IOP PUBLISHING LTD
Book Volume: 738
Article Number: ARTN 183
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/738/2/183
Abstract
We report on the first broadband (1-200 keV) simultaneous Chandra-INTEGRAL observations of the recently discovered hard X-ray transient IGR J17177-3656 that took place on 2011 March 22, about two weeks after the source discovery. The source had an average absorbed 1-200 keV flux of about 8 x 10(-10) erg cm(-2) s(-1). We extracted a precise X-ray position of IGR J17177-3656, alpha(J2000) = 17(h)17(m)42(s).62, delta(J2000) = -36 degrees 56'04 ''.5 (90% uncertainty of 0 ''.6). We also report Swift, near-infrared, and quasi-simultaneous radio follow-up observations. With the multi-wavelength information at hand, we propose IGR J17177-3656 is a low-mass X-ray binary, seen at high inclination, probably hosting a black hole.
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University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot / Université Paris VII Denis Diderot
France (FR)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States (USA) (US)
National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF)
Italy (IT)
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Germany (DE)
France (FR)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States (USA) (US)
National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF)
Italy (IT)
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Germany (DE)
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APA:
Paizis, A., Nowak, M.A., Wilms, J., Chaty, S., Corbel, S., Rodriguez, J.,... Chini, R. (2011). UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177-3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS. Astrophysical Journal, 738(2). https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/738/2/183
MLA:
Paizis, Adamantia, et al. "UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177-3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS." Astrophysical Journal 738.2 (2011).
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