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First INTEGRAL and Swift Observations of a Giant Outburst of A 0535+26The Be/X-ray binary A 0535+26 has shown three giant outbursts since 2005, after a long period of quiescence. The giant outbursts in 2005 (approx.5.2 Crab, 15-50 keY range) and 2009 (approx.5.6 Crab) could not be observed by most X-ray observatories due to Sun observing constraints. Finally, a giant outburst in February 2011, that reached a flux of approx.3.8 Crab, was monitored with INTEGRAL and Swift TOO observations. We present first results these observations, with a special focus on the cyclotron lines present in the X-ray spectrum of the source.
Document ID
20120002631
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Extended Abstract
Authors
Caballero, I.
(Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique France)
Mueller, S.
(Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP Germany)
Bordas, P.
(ISDC Data Centre for Astrophysics Switzerland)
Ferrigno, C.
(ISDC Data Centre for Astrophysics Switzerland)
Kuehnel, M.
(Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP Germany)
Pottschmodt, K.
(Maryland Univ. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD, United States)
Kretschmar, P.
(European Space Astronomy Center (ESAC) Madrid, Spain)
Wilms, J.
(Dr. Karl Remeis-Sternwarte and ECAP Germany)
Kreykenbohm, I.
(Astronomisches Inst. Germany)
Santangelo, A.
(Astronomisches Inst. Germany)
Staubert, R.
(Astronomisches Inst. Germany)
Suchy, S.
(California Univ. San Diego, CA, United States)
Rothschild, R.
(California Univ. San Diego, CA, United States)
Camero-Arranz, A.
(National Space Science and Technology Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Finger, M.
(National Space Science and Technology Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2012
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
gsfc.ja.5625.2011
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG06EO90A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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