Published 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

X-ray observations of OAO 1657-415 with Tenma and Ginga

Description

A pulse timing analysis of X-ray pulsar OAO 1657-415 with the Tenma and Ginga satellites is presented. The long-term pulse period history shows a spin-up trend with an average rate of P/P = -10-3 yr-1. An upper limit to ax sin i of 3 lt-s was obtained for the projected semi-major axis for a range of orbital periods of 1 to 6 d. The X-ray spectrum obtained with Ginga was found to be typical of those of other binary X-ray pulsars. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
6
Series
Publ. Astron. Soc. Jpn.
Journal Page Range
785-792
ISSN
0004-6264
CODEN
PASJA

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
22074653
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BINARY STARS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; PULSARS; VARIATIONS; X-RAY SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; SPECTRA; STARS