DETERMINATION OF A BINARY PERIOD FOR THE VARIABLE X-RAY SOURCE A1907+09

被引:27
作者
MARSHALL, N
RICKETTS, MJ
机构
[1] X-ray Astronomy Group, Department of Physics, University of Leicester, Leicester,LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
关键词
Light curves - Optical components - Spectral information - Survey instruments - X-ray sources - X-rays: Binaries;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/193.1.7P
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
An analysis of observations of A1907 + 09 made with the Ariel V Sky Survey Instrument between 1974 November and 1980 February has revealed a binary period of 8.380 ± 0.002 day. During the last observation, in 1980 January, a long outburst was observed and limited spectral information was obtained. The light curve supports the proposition that A1907 + 09 is a member of the class of X-ray binaries containing a massive optical component. © 1980 Royal Astronomical Society.
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