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2012A&A...546A.125M - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 546A, 125-125 (2012/10-1)

The reawakening of the sleeping X-ray pulsar XTE J1946+274.

MUELLER S., KUEHNEL M., CABALLERO I., POTTSCHMIDT K., FUERST F., KREYKENBOHM I., SAGREDO M., OBST M., WILMS J., FERRIGNO C., ROTHSCHILD R.E. and STAUBERT R.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report on a series of outbursts of the high-mass X-ray binary XTE J1946+274 in 2010/2011 observed with INTEGRAL, RXTE, and Swift. We discuss possible mechanisms resulting in the extraordinary outburst behavior of this source. The X-ray spectra can be described by standard phenomenological models, enhanced by an absorption feature of unknown origin at about 10keV and a narrow iron Kα fluorescence line at 6.4keV, which are variable in flux and pulse phase. We find possible evidence for a cyclotron resonance scattering feature at about 25keV at the 93% level. The presence of a strong cyclotron line at 35keV seen in data from the source's 1998 outburst that was confirmed by a reanalysis of these data can be excluded. This result indicates that the cyclotron line feature in XTE J1946+274 is variable between individual outbursts.

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Journal keyword(s): X-rays: binaries - accretion, accretion disks

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