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与雨燕一起的超巨星快速X射线瞬变:捕捉爆发和监视程序

Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients with Swift: catching outbursts and monitoring programs

P. Romano, J. A. Kennea, D. N. Burrows, V. Mangano, V. La Parola, G. Cusumano, S. Vercellone, P. Esposito, H. A. Krimm, C. Pagani, N. Gehrels

摘要:

斯威夫特正在对超巨星快速X射线瞬变(SFXTs)现象进行新的研究,SFXTs是最近发现的一类高质量X射线双星,其光学对应物是O或B超巨星,其X射线爆发比其静止状态亮约10000倍。由于其独特的自动快速回转和宽带能量覆盖,Swift是唯一一个可以从一开始就检测SFXTs爆发并观察其全色演化的天文台。利用雨燕的调度灵活性,我们已经能够定期监测SFXTs的小样本,每周2-3次观测(1-2 ks),为期两年的X射线望远镜(XRT)。我们的活动涵盖了他们生命的各个阶段,跨越了4个数量级的变化。我们报告了最近一次由Swift捕获的AX J1841.0-0536爆发,我们在X射线中跟踪了几天,以及我们对SFXTs及其占空比的长期性质的发现。

英文摘要:

Swift is shedding new light on the phenomenon of Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients (SFXTs), a recently discovered class of High-Mass X-ray Binaries, whose optical counterparts are O or B supergiants, and whose X-ray outbursts are about 10000 times brighter than their quiescent state. Thanks to its unique automatic fast-slewing and broad-band energy coverage, Swift is the only observatory which can detect outbursts from SFXTs from the very beginning and observe their evolution panchromatically. Taking advantage of Swift's scheduling flexibility, we have been able to regularly monitor a small sample of SFXTs with 2-3 observations per week (1-2 ks) for two years with the X-Ray Telescope (XRT). Our campaigns cover all phases of their lives, across 4 orders of magnitude in flux. We report on the most recent outburst of AX J1841.0-0536 caught by Swift which we followed in the X-rays for several days, and on our findings on the long-term properties of SFXTs and their duty cycle.

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