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Name: The nature of the newly discovered transient X-ray binary Swift J1910.2-0546
Published: 2015-10-23T22:00:00Z

Proposal ID	074159
Title	The nature of the newly discovered transient X-ray binary Swift J1910.2-0546
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0741590101
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-s06hapg
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Nathalie Degenaar
Abstract	Swift J1910.2-0546 is a newly discovered transient X-ray binary that exhibited a~1 yr long outburst in 2012-2013. Elucidating the nature of the compact primaryis of crucial importance for interpreting intriguing phenomena observed duringits outburst. To this end, we request a 50 ks XMM-Newton observation now thatthe source resides in quiescence. Given the long duration of the outburst, aneutron star would reveal itself through the detection of relatively bright(Lx~1E32-1E33 erg/s) and (predominantly) thermal emission. In contrast, a blackhole would show a significantly harder, non-thermal X-ray spectrum and aluminosity that is likely much weaker (Lx<1E32 erg/s). The low column densityand relative proximity of the source will allow a detection down to Lx~E31 erg/s (0.5-10 keV).
Publications	The Million Optical - Radio/X-ray Associations (MORX) Catalogue \|Flesch Eric W. \| PASA \| 33-52 \| 2016 \| 2016PASA...33...52F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016PASA...33...52F Modelling the effect of absorption from the interstellar medium on transient black hole X-ray binaries \|Eckersall A. J. Vaughan S. \| MNRAS \| 471-1468 \| 2017 \| 2017MNRAS.471.1468E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.471.1468E Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque Pedro Balaji Shyam \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2014-10-05T16:59:25Z/2014-10-06T10:29:25Z
Version	17.56_20190403_1200
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	2015-10-23T22:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"transient xray binary", "low column density", "nonthermal xray spectrum", "1e32 1e33 erg", "xmm newton", "weaker lx", "neutron star", "compact primary", "source resides", "relative proximity", "J1910.2", "relatively bright lx", "2012 2013", "interpreting intriguing phenomena", "XMM-Newton", "e31 erg", "swift j1910", "predominantly thermal emission", "1e32 erg", "XMM"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Nathalie Degenaar, 2015, 'The nature of the newly discovered transient X-ray binary Swift J1910.2-0546', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-s06hapg