Bibcode
Blay, P.; Reig, P.; Martínez Núnez, S.; Camero, A.; Connell, P.; Reglero, V.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.427, p.293-298 (2004)
Fecha de publicación:
11
2004
Revista
Número de citas
16
Número de citas referidas
10
Descripción
We present an INTEGRAL data analysis of the X-ray transient SAX
J2103.5+4545 during two outbursts detected in December 2002.
The INTEGRAL coordinates and error circle agree with the position of the
recently proposed optical counterpart. A power-law plus cut-off model
provided a good fit to the 4-150 keV spectrum yielding a photon index of
1.0±0.1, a cut-off energy Ecut=7.6±2.0 keV and
a folding energy Efold=30.9±2.5 keV. The X-ray
luminosity in the 4-150 keV energy range was found to be 6.0×
1036 erg s-1, assuming a distance of 6.5 kpc. This
luminosity, together with the derived photon index, indicate that the
source is in a bright state. A 354.9±0.5 second pulse period is
measured. This value is significantly smaller than previous
measurements, indicating a long-term spin-up episode.