Optical studies of two Large Magellanic Cloud X-ray transients: RX J0544.1-7100 and RX J0520.5-6932

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作者
Coe, MJ [1 ]
Negueruela, I
Buckley, DAH
Haigh, NJ
Laycock, SGT
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Dept Phys & Astron, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
[2] Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Telespazio, SAX SDC, I-00131 Rome, Italy
[3] Univ Strasbourg, Observ Strasbourg, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
[4] S African Astron Observ, ZA-7935 Cape Town, South Africa
关键词
binaries : general; stars; emission-line; Be; pulsars : general; infrared : stars; X-ray : stars;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04327.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We report observations that confirm the identities of the optical counterparts to the transient sources RX J0544.1-7100 and RX J0520.5-6932. The counterparts are suggested to be B-type stars. Optical data from the observations carried out at ESO and SAAO, together with results from the OGLE data base, are presented. In addition, X-ray data from the RXTE All-Sky Monitor are investigated for long-term periodicities. A strong suggestion for a binary period of 24.4 d is seen in RX J0520.5-6932 from the OGLE data.
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页数:5
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