Swift, INTEGRAL, RXTE, and Spitzer reveal IGR J16283-4838

V. Beckmann, J. A. Kennea, C. Markwardt, A. Paizis, S. Soldi, J. Rodriguez, S. D. Barthelmy, D. N. Burrows, M. Chester, N. Gehrels, N. Mowlavi, J. Nousek

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Abstract

We present the first combined study of the recently discovered source IGR J16283-4838 with Swift, INTEGRAL, and RXTE. The source, discovered by INTEGRAL on 2005 April 7, shows a highly absorbed [variable NH = (0.4-1.7) × 1023 cm-2] and flat (T ∼ 1) spectrum in the Swift XRT and RXTE PCA data. No optical counterpart is detectable (V > 20 mag), but a possible infrared counterpart within the Swift XRT error radius is detected in the 2MASS and Spitzer GLIMPSE. The observations suggest that IGR J16283-4838 is a high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) containing a neutron star embedded in Compton thick material. This makes IGR J16283-4838 a member of the class of highly absorbed HMXBs, discovered by INTEGRAL.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)506-510
Number of pages5
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume631
Issue number1 I
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 20 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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