Further evidence for the presence of a neutron star in 4U 2206+54. INTEGRAL and VLA observations

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dc.creatorBlay, P.
dc.creatorRibo, M.
dc.creatorNegueruela, I.
dc.creatorTorrejon, J. M.
dc.creatorReig, P.
dc.creatorCamero, A.
dc.creatorMirabel, I. F.
dc.creatorReglero, V.
dc.date2005-02-24
dc.date2005-04-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:27:03Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:27:03Z
dc.descriptionThe majority of High Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs) behave as X-ray pulsars, revealing that they contain a magnetised neutron star. Among the four HMXBs not showing pulsations, and that do not show the characteristics of accreting black holes, there is the unusual HMXB 4U 2206+54. Here we present contemporaneous high-energy and radio observations of this system conducted with INTEGRAL and the VLA in order to unveil its nature. The high-energy spectra show clear indications of the presence of an absorption feature at ~32 keV. This is the third high-energy observatory which reveals marginal evidence of this feature, giving strong support to the existence of a cyclotron resonance scattering feature, which implies a magnetic field of 3.6 x 10^12 G. On the other hand, the source is not detected at centimetre radio wavelengths with a 3 sigma upper limit of 0.039 mJy. The expected radio emission for an accreting black hole in the low/hard state, inferred from X-ray flux measurements, would be at least 60 times greater than the measured upper limit. Both results firmly indicate that, in spite of the absence of pulsations, 4U 2206+54 hosts a magnetic accreting neutron star, the first one not to be observed as an X-ray pulsar.
dc.description10 pages, 7 figures. Submitted to A&A on 2004 October 19; Accepted for Publication on 2005 March 29
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0502524
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0502524
dc.identifierAstron.Astrophys. 438 (2005) 963-972
dc.identifierdoi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042207
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/97304
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleFurther evidence for the presence of a neutron star in 4U 2206+54. INTEGRAL and VLA observations
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