UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS
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 × 10[supe...
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| author | Paizis, A. Wilms, J. Chaty, S. Corbel, S. Rodriguez, J. Del Santo, M. Ubertini, P. Chini, R. Nowak, Michael A. |
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| description | 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 × 10[superscript –10] erg cm[superscript –2] s[superscript –1]. We extracted a precise X-ray position of IGR J17177–3656, α[subscript J2000] = 17[superscript h]17[superscript m]42[s over .]62, δ[subscript J2000] = –36°56'04[" over .]5 (90% uncertainty of 0[" over .]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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| spelling | mit-1721.1/957182022-09-30T23:14:00Z UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS Paizis, A. Wilms, J. Chaty, S. Corbel, S. Rodriguez, J. Del Santo, M. Ubertini, P. Chini, R. Nowak, Michael A. MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Nowak, Michael A. 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 × 10[superscript –10] erg cm[superscript –2] s[superscript –1]. We extracted a precise X-ray position of IGR J17177–3656, α[subscript J2000] = 17[superscript h]17[superscript m]42[s over .]62, δ[subscript J2000] = –36°56'04[" over .]5 (90% uncertainty of 0[" over .]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. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Grant GO1-12054X) 2015-02-27T15:11:10Z 2015-02-27T15:11:10Z 2011-08 2011-05 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0004-637X 1538-4357 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95718 Paizis, A., M. A. Nowak, J. Wilms, S. Chaty, S. Corbel, J. Rodriguez, M. Del Santo, P. Ubertini, and R. Chini. “UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS.” The Astrophysical Journal 738, no. 2 (August 25, 2011): 183. © 2011 The American Astronomical Society en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/738/2/183 The Astrophysical Journal Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf IOP Publishing American Astronomical Society |
| spellingShingle | Paizis, A. Wilms, J. Chaty, S. Corbel, S. Rodriguez, J. Del Santo, M. Ubertini, P. Chini, R. Nowak, Michael A. UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS |
| title | UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS |
| title_full | UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS |
| title_fullStr | UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS |
| title_full_unstemmed | UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS |
| title_short | UNVEILING THE NATURE OF IGR J17177–3656 WITH X-RAY, NEAR-INFRARED, AND RADIO OBSERVATIONS |
| title_sort | unveiling the nature of igr j17177 3656 with x ray near infrared and radio observations |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95718 |
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