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Chandra X-ray and Gemini near-infrared observations of the eclipsing millisecond pulsar SWIFT J1749.4-2807 in quiescence

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Chakrabarty, Deepto; Jonker, P. G.; Torres, Manuel A. P.; Steeghs, Danny
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We report on Chandra X-ray and Gemini-North near-infrared K-band observations of the eclipsing accretion-powered millisecond X-ray pulsar SWIFT J1749.4−2807 in quiescence. Using the Chandra observation we derive a source position of right ascension 17:49:31.73 and declination −28:08:05.08. The position is accurate to 0.6 arcsec (90 per cent confidence). We find one source at a magnitude K = 18.44 ± 0.03 with a position fully consistent with the accurate Chandra X-ray localization and a second source at K = 19.2 ± 0.1 that falls close to the edge of the error circle in the deep K-band images. The presence of a few weaker sources as suggested by previous H-band observations presented in the literature cannot be ruled out. There is marginal evidence that the brighter of the these two sources is variable. Follow-up spectroscopy of this potential counterpart will show if this source is the true counterpart to SWIFT J1749.4−2807. If so, baring the presence of complicating effects such as heating of the mass-donor star, it would allow for the mass of the neutron star to be measured through the measurement of periodic radial velocity variations.
Date issued
2012-12
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85884
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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Jonker, P. G., M. A. P. Torres, D. Steeghs, and D. Chakrabarty. “Chandra X-Ray and Gemini Near-Infrared Observations of the Eclipsing Millisecond Pulsar SWIFT J1749.4-2807 in Quiescence.” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 429, no. 1 (February 11, 2013): 523–528.
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0035-8711
1365-2966

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