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Proposal ID 040079
Title A POSSIBLE SPECTRAL SIGNATURE OF ULTRACOMPACT LOW MASS X-RAY BINARIES
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-fqagk74
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Lara Sidoli
Abstract ASCA and BeppoSAX obs. of ultracompact (Porb<1hr) LMXBs revealed 2 possiblespectral differences compared to other systems.These are (1)the presence of adiscrete feature near 0.7keV (attributed to local overabundance of Ne), and(2)the parameter values when fit with a disk-blackbody and Comptonizedcontinuum.Chandra and XMM observations complicated the picture, confirming a Neoverabundance only in few ultracompact sources, suggesting a possiblevariability. We wish to test2possible explanations for this variability, and toclarify the emerging picture of a spectral signature for the ultracompactsystems using XMM.We propose here to observeX1832-330,the only persistentultracompact LMXRB in a globular cluster still not investigated with high resolution spectroscopy.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2006-09-22T00:50:14Z/2006-10-20T15:42:40Z
Version 21.51_20241115_1113
Mission Description The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published 2007-11-23T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2026-07-09
Keywords "2the parameter values", "XMM", "1the presence", "local overabundance", "emerging picture", "comptonized continuum", "ultracompact systems", "observex1832 330", "spectral signature", "ultracompact sources", "BeppoSAX", "ne overabundance", "7kev attributed", "test2possible explanations", "disk blackbody", "1hr lmxbs", "globular cluster", "bepposax obs", "resolution spectroscopy", "persistent ultracompact lmxrb", "ultracompact porb"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Lara Sidoli, 2007, 'A POSSIBLE SPECTRAL SIGNATURE OF ULTRACOMPACT LOW MASS X-RAY BINARIES', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-fqagk74
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