On the nature of the X-ray pulsar SAX J1324-6200
| dc.creator | Mereghetti, S. | |
| dc.creator | Romano, P. | |
| dc.creator | Sidoli, L. | |
| dc.date | 2008-02-22 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T09:28:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T09:28:14Z | |
| dc.description | We present recent observations of the X-ray pulsar SAX J1324-6200 obtained in December 2007 with the Swift satellite yielding a significant improvement in the source localization with respect to previous data and a new measurement of the spin period P=172.84s. A single object consistent in colors with a highly reddened early type star is visible in the X-ray error box. The period is significantly longer than that obtained in 1997, indicating that SAX J1324-6200 has been spinning down at an average rate of ~6x10^-9 s s^-1. We discuss the possible nature of the source showing that it most likely belongs to the class of low luminosity, persistent Be/neutron star binaries. | |
| dc.description | Accepted for publication on Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters; 4 pages, 4 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0802.3388 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.3388 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809397 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/157381 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | On the nature of the X-ray pulsar SAX J1324-6200 | |
| dc.type | text |