Published January 1999
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Journal article
A BeppoSAX observation of the massive X-ray pulsar Cen X-3
Description
The X-ray binary pulsar Cen X-3 was observed with the BeppoSAX satellite on 14/08/96 for about 20 Ks during the Science Verification Phase (SVP). This source is a typical massive X-ray binary with a pulse period of 4.8 s and an orbital period of 2.1 days. In this observation the source was found in a low state with a luminosity, assuming a distance of 8 Kpc, of about 4.6*1036 ergs/s in the 2-10 keV energy band. In this paper we present the first simultaneous broad band (1.5 - 50 keV) pulse averaged spectrum and discuss two spectral fitting models. The pulsed light curve in the 1.5 - 10 keV energy band is also shown
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0920563298002011;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 69
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 162-165
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- Results from BeppoSAX and RXTE
- Acronym
- Workshop on the active X-ray sky
- Dates
- 21-24 Oct 1997
- Place
- Rome (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34053146
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BINARY STARS; COSMIC PHOTONS; KEV RANGE 01-10; KEV RANGE 10-100; PULSARS; SATELLITES; X-RAY DETECTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PHOTONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; STARS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.