Published February 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

New X-ray transient burster KS 1731-260

  • 1. AN SSSR, Moscow (USSR). Inst. Kosmicheskikh Issledovanij

Description

During observations of GX 1+4 field on 1989 August, 16 TTM telescope of 'Mir-Kvant' Observatory discovered new transient X-ray burster Kvant Source (KS) 1731-260. The persistent flux in the 2-27 keV range from this source varied from 50 to 100 mCrab. Several bursts with durations 10-20 s and peak flux up to 0.6 Crab were detected in the period from August 16 to August 31

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Новый рентгеновский транзиентный барстер KS 1731-260

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Pis'ma v Astronomicheskij Zhurnal
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
2
Series
Pis'ma Astron. Zh.
Journal Page Range
136-143
ISSN
0320-0108
CODEN
PAZHD