| Name | 091320 |
| Title | IGR J17407-2808: THE FIRST LOW-MASS FAST X-RAY TRANSIENT |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0913200201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-vu5hsci |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | IGR J17407-2808 is an enigmatic and poorly studied X-ray binary with variability properties typical of the class of supergiant fast X-ray transients. Nevertheless, it hosts a late type-F dwarf star, which would classify it as a low-mass X-ray binary, although its X-ray properties are very different from those of this class. We propose a simultaneous NuSTAR and XMM-Newton observation to perform the most sensitive spectral and timing study of this source, on a wide X-ray band (0.2-79 keV). The X-ray observations will be accompanied by optical spectroscopic observations with X-sthooter and will enable us to collect information about IGR J17407-2808 fundamental to understand its nature and the X-ray emission mechanism that powers it. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2022-09-13T10:49:09Z/2022-09-14T03:22:39Z |
| Version | 20.08_20220509_1852 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2023-09-24T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2023, Igr J17407-2808: The First Low-Mass Fast X-Ray Transient, 20.08_20220509_1852, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-vu5hsci |