High and medium resolution spectroscopy of the X-ray transient 4U1543-47 |
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Authors: | L Chiappetti N E Whitel S M Kahn R Shafer |
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Institution: | (1) EXOSAT Observatory, ESOC, Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, 6100 Darmstadt, W. Germany;(2) Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, USA;(3) Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK |
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Abstract: | Preliminary results of an EXOSAT observation of the transient X-ray source 4U1543-47 are presented. The source was observed in August 1983, during a high state, following a Tenma alert that the source was again active. Results from the GSPC and the LE 1000 l/mm grating are presented. The spectrum is complex, but in the 2–10 keV energy range can be well described by a Comptonised thermal distribution. Extrapolating the same model into the lower energy band of the grating requires an absorption column density equivalent to 2 × 1021 H cm2. A marked under-abundance of Oxygen and overabundance of Nitrogen, along with a strong, unidentified line feature at 9.8 Å, are necessary to model the grating data. |
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