Inverstigating hard X-ray transients in the Magellanic Clouds
Abstract
The Magellanic Clouds harbour a large sample of Be/X-ray binaries at a moderate and well known distance with low Galactic foreground absorption. However, the transient nature of Be/X-ray binaries complicates observations in X-rays. Serendipitous detections of bright outbursts provide rare chances for further investigation. We propose three triggered XMM-Newton observations of new or unexplored systems to continue the buildup of a large statistical sample of these sources.
- Publication:
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XMM-Newton Proposal
- Pub Date:
- October 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013xmm..prop..143S
- Keywords:
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- White Dwarf Binaries;
- Neutron Star Binaries;
- Cataclysmic Variables;
- ULXs;
- Black Holes;
- MC transient 1;
- MC transient 2