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Search for X-ray emission from subdwarf B stars with compact companion candidates
Sandro Mereghetti, Sergio Campana, Paolo Esposito +2
Stellar evolutionary models predict that most of the early type subdwarf stars in close binary systems have white dwarf companions. More massive companions, such as neutron stars o…
A magnetar-like event from LS I +61 303 and its nature as a gamma-ray binary
Diego F. Torres, Nanda Rea, Paolo Esposito +3
We report on the Swift-BAT detection of a short burst from the direction of the TeV binary LS I +61 303, resembling those generally labelled as magnetar-like. We show that it is li…
Swift monitoring of the central X-ray source in RCW 103
P. Esposito, R. Turolla, A. De Luca +3
The X-ray source 1E 161348-5055 lies at the centre of the 2-kyr-old supernova remnant RCW 103. Owing to its 24-ks modulation, orders-of-magnitude flux variability over a few months…
Discovery of the Onset of Rapid Accretion by a Dormant Massive Black Hole
D. N. Burrows, J. A. Kennea, G. Ghisellini +53
Massive black holes are believed to reside at the centres of most galaxies. They can be- come detectable by accretion of matter, either continuously from a large gas reservoir or i…
The Swift Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients Project: recent results
P. Romano, S. Vercellone, V. La Parola +8
We present an overview of our Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients (SFXT) project, that started in 2007, by highlighting the unique observational contribution Swift is giving to this e…
A two-year monitoring campaign of Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients with Swift
P. Romano, V. La Parola, G. Cusumano +7
Swift is the only observatory which, due to its unique fast-slewing capability and broad-band energy coverage, can detect outbursts from Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients (SFXTs) fr…