Wednesday, October 17, 2012

1210.4428 (V. Doroshenko et al.)

Supergiant, fast, but not so transient 4U 1907+09    [PDF]

V. Doroshenko, A. Santangelo, L. Ducci, D. Klochkov
We have investigated the dipping activity observed in the high-mass X-ray binary 4U 1907+09 and shown that the source continues to pulsate in the "off" state, noting that the transition between the "on" and "off" states may be either dip-like or flare-like. This behavior may be explained in the framework of the "gated accretion" scenario proposed to explain the flares in supergiant fast X-ray transients (SFXTs). We conclude that 4U 1907+09 might prove to be a missing link between the SFXTs and ordinary accreting pulsars.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1210.4428

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