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Titolo: | EXTraS discovery of two pulsators in the direction of the LMC: a Be/X-ray binary pulsar in the LMC and a candidate double-degenerate polar in the foreground | Autori: | Haberl, F. ISRAEL, Gian Luca RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO, Guillermo Andres Vasilopoulos, G. Delvaux, C. DE LUCA, Andrea Carpano, S. Esposito, P. Novara, G. SALVATERRA, Ruben Tiengo, A. D'Agostino, D. Udalski, A. |
Data pubblicazione: | 2017 | Rivista: | ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | Numero: | 598 | Da pagina:: | A69 | Abstract: | Context. The Exploring the X-ray Transient and variable Sky (EXTraS) project searches for coherent signals in the X-ray archival data of XMM-Newton. Aims: XMM-Newton performed more than 400 pointed observations in the region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We inspected the results of the EXTraS period search to systematically look for new X-ray pulsators in our neighbour galaxy. Methods: We analysed the XMM-Newton observations of two sources from the 3XMM catalogue which show significant signals for coherent pulsations. <BR /> Results: 3XMM J051259.8-682640 was detected as a source with a hard X-ray spectrum in two XMM-Newton observations, revealing a periodic modulation of the X-ray flux with 956 s. As optical counterpart we identify an early-type star with Hα emission. The OGLE I-band light curve exhibits a regular pattern with three brightness dips which mark a period of 1350 d. The X-ray spectrum of 3XMM J051034.6-670353 is dominated by a super-soft blackbody-like emission component (kT 70 eV) which is modulated by nearly 100% with a period of 1418 s. From GROND observations we suggest a star with r' = 20.9 mag as a possible counterpart of the X-ray source. <BR /> Conclusions: 3XMM J051259.8-682640 is confirmed as a new Be/X-ray binary pulsar in the LMC. We discuss the long-term optical period as the likely orbital period which would be the longest known from a high-mass X-ray binary. The spectral and temporal properties of the super-soft source 3XMM J051034.6-670353 are very similar to those of RX J0806.3+1527 and RX J1914.4+2456 suggesting that it belongs to the class of double-degenerate polars and is located in our Galaxy rather than in the LMC. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/28830 | URL: | https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2017/02/aa29744-16/aa29744-16.html | ISSN: | 0004-6361 | DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201629744 | Bibcode ADS: | 2017A&A...598A..69H | Fulltext: | open |
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