RXTE observation XTE J1701-462: no indications for renewed activity

Homan, J.; Altamirano, D.; Fridriksson, J. K.; Linares, M.
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The Astronomer's Telegram, #3029

Fecha de publicación:
11
2010
Número de autores
4
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0
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1
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Descripción
Prompted by the recent report of increased Swift/BAT activity from the neutron star X-ray transient XTE J1701-462 (ATel #3028), the source was observed for ~1.4 ks with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer on 2010 November 13 11:16 UTC. The average count rate from the PCA was 2.0+/-0.2 cts/s/PCU, consistent with the count rate from the Galactic ridge emission measured after the 2006-2007 outburst had ended (Fridriksson et al.