Properties of a few X-ray binaries with Suzaku
Abstract
The fifth Japanese X-ray satellite Suzaku, was launched on 2005 July 10. It covers 0.3--600 keV energy range with the two sets of instruments, X-ray CCDs (X-ray Imaging Spectrometer; XIS) covering the soft X-rays in 0.3-12 keV energy range, and the Hard X-ray Detectors (HXD) which cover 10--70 keV with PIN diodes and 30--600 keV with GSO scintillators. The higher sensitivity and low X-ray background of detectors make Suzaku a very good observatory for the study of the properties of X-ray sources even at lower luminosity. During the first year of observation, we observed a few X-ray binaries (X-ray pulsars and black hole candidates) to study the properties of these targets in broad energy band. The results obtained from these observations will be discussed.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India Proceedings
- Pub Date:
- 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008BASIP..25...31N