2016•Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)Open access
Swift/XRT detection of another active X-ray transient close to Sgr A*
Nathalie Degenaar, Mark T. Reynolds, Rudy A. D. Wijnands, Jon M. Miller, J. A. Kennea, G. Ponti, Daryl Haggard, Neil A. Gehrels
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Abstract
Daily monitoring observations of the Galactic center performed with the Swift/XRT (Degenaar et al. 2015) have revealed activity of a new X-ray transient located ~10" South of Sgr A*. This object is clearly detected during three consecutive ~0.9 ks PC mode observations performed on 2016 May 28 and 30, and June 1. The 0.3-10 keV count rate has risen from ~2E-2 to ~0.1 counts/s between those observations.
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