INTEGRAL observations of the PSR B1259-63 / SS2883 system after the 2004 periastron passage

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dc.creatorShaw, S. E.
dc.creatorChernyakova, M.
dc.creatorRodriguez, J.
dc.creatorWalter, R.
dc.creatorKretschmar, P.
dc.creatorMereghetti, S.
dc.date2004-09-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:14:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:14:33Z
dc.descriptionThe millisecond pulsar PSR B1259-63 and the Be star SS2883 are situated in a highly eccentric binary system, with orbital period ~3.4 years. We report on hard X-ray observations obtained with the INTEGRAL satellite close to the 2004 periastron passage. These are the first imaging observations of this system in the hard X-ray range (>20 keV) and allow the emission of PSR B1259-63 to be separated from that of a nearby unidentified variable source which may have contaminated previous hard X-ray observations of this system. Using the IBIS/ISGRI instrument we measured a flux of ~2--6 mCrab in the 20--200 keV range, with a power law spectrum of photon index of 1.3 +/- 0.5.
dc.descriptionAccepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters. See paper for author affiliations
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0409253
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0409253
dc.identifierAstron.Astrophys. 426 (2004) L33-L36
dc.identifierdoi:10.1051/0004-6361:200400077
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/8158
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleINTEGRAL observations of the PSR B1259-63 / SS2883 system after the 2004 periastron passage
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