Precise Chandra Localization of Faint Persistent X-Ray Sources Near the Galactic Plane
Abstract
For this purpose we used deep observations of the Galactic plane, performed by the INTEGRAL observatory over 2003-2009. In our project we propose to perform snapshot observations of a remaining sample of INTEGRAL sources -- HMXB candidates -- in order to fill the gap in identification completeness. CHANDRA observations will give us astrometric positions of sources which will allow us to identify their optical counterparts, and therefore the nature of the binary. Their subsequent studies in optical or NIR spectral bands are impossible without knowledge about accurate astrometric positions.
- Publication:
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Chandra Proposal
- Pub Date:
- September 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010cxo..prop.3105L