Discovery of 101-s pulsations from AX J0057.4-7325 in the SMC with ASCA

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作者
Yokogawa, J [1 ]
Torii, K
Kohmura, T
Imanishi, K
Koyama, K
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Phys, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
[2] Natl Space Dev Agcy Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058505, Japan
[3] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Toyonaka, Osaka 5600043, Japan
关键词
pulsars : individual (AX J0057.4-7325); stars : neutron; X-rays : stars;
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10.1093/pasj/52.6.L53
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The results from two ASCA observations of AX J0057.4-7325 = RX J0057.3-7325 are presented. Coherent pulsations with a barycentric period of 101.45 +/- 0.07 s were discovered in the second observation. The X-ray spectrum was found to be hard (photon index similar to 0.9) and unchanged through these observations, except for the flux. The ROSAT archival data show that AX J0057.4-7325 exhibits a flux variation with a factor greater than or similar to 10. A discussion on a possible optical counterpart is given.
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页码:L53 / L56
页数:4
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