Fast X-ray transient, IGR J17464-2811 detected with INTEGRAL
ATel #970; S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jorgensen, J. Chenevez, N. Lund, C. A.Oxborrow, and N. J.Westergaard (DNSC, Denmark)
on 22 Dec 2006; 13:26 UT
Credential Certification: Søren Brandt (sb@spacecenter.dk)
Subjects: X-ray, Binary, Neutron Star, Transient
A fast X-ray transient, possibly a Type-I X-ray burster has been discovered in public
INTEGRAL data. The burst occurred at 07:55:33 (UTC) on March 22, 2005, and was detected
in the JEM-X X-ray monitor.
The position of the source, designated IGR J17464-2811, was determined in the 3-30 keV
energy interval to be RA = 266.810 deg, DEC = -28.185 (J2000), with a 90% error radius of
1 arcmin. In the 3-8 keV band the burst showed a fast rise and an exponential decay with
a time constant of about 70 seconds. In the 8-30 keV band the burst showed a gradual
rise over 25 seconds followed by an exponential decay with a time constant of about
30 seconds, indicating a spectral softening characteristic of Type-I X-ray bursters.
The burst reached a peak flux of 1.0 Crab in the JEM-X 3-30 keV band.
The outburst was also clearly detected and localized with ISGRI up to 30 keV.
10 weak sources are found within the JEM-X error circle in the XMM 2XMMp and
Chandra CXOGCR catalogs.
