XMM-Newton detects a relativistically broadened iron line in the spectrum of the ms X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 493, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Papitto, A ^a,b   Di Salvo, T ^c   D'Ai A ^c   Iaria, R ^c   Burderi, L ^d   Riggio, A ^d   Menna, M T ^b   Robba, N R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accretion, accretion disks; Line: profiles; Relativity; Stars: pulsars: idividual: SAX J1808.4 3658; X rays: binaries

Indexed keywords

DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; OBSERVATORIES; RELATIVITY; STARS;

ACCRETION DISCS; ACCRETION, ACCRETION DISKS; CO ROTATIONS; DOPPLER; EMISSION LINES; ENERGY BANDS; LINE: PROFILES; MILLISECOND PULSARS; MOST PROBABLE EXPLANATIONS; NEUTRON STARS; STARS: PULSARS: IDIVIDUAL: SAX J1808.4-3658; X-RAY PULSARS; X-RAYS: BINARIES; XMM NEWTONS; XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 59049094130     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200811401     Document Type: Article

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