2007A&A...472..881D -
Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 472, 881-885 (2007/9-4)
The optical counterpart of IGR J00291+5934 in quiescence.
D'AVANZO P., CAMPANA S., COVINO S., ISRAEL G.L., STELLA L. and ANDREUZZI G.
Abstract (from CDS):
The recent (December 2004) discovery of the sixth accretion-powered millisecond X-ray pulsar IGR J00291+5934 provides a very good chance to deepen our knowledge of such systems. Although these systems are well studied at high energies, poor informations are available for their optical/NIR counterparts during quiescence. Up to now, only for SAX J1808.4-3658, the first discovered system of this type, we have a secure multiband detection of its optical counterpart in quiescence. Among the seven known system IGR J00291+5934 is the one that resembles SAX J1808.4-3658 more closely. With the Italian 3.6m TNG telescope, we have performed deep optical and NIR photometry of the field of IGR J00291+5934 during quiescence in order to look for the presence of a variable counterpart. We present here the first multiband (VRIJH) detection of the optical and NIR counterpart of IGR J00291+5934 in quiescence as well as a deep upper limit in the K-band. We obtain an optical light curve that shows variability consistent with a sinusoidal modulation at the known 2.46h orbital period and present evidence for a strongly irradiated companion.
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Journal keyword(s):
accretion, accretion disks - X-rays: binaries - stars: neutron
CDS comments:
XTE J1814-314 is a misprint for XTE J1814-338.
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