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Discovery of a 26.2 day period in the long-term X-ray light curve of SXP 1323: a very short orbital period for a long spin period pulsar
Stefania Carpano, Frank Haberl, Richard Sturm
Context. About 120 Be/X-ray binaries (BeXBs) are known in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC); about half of them are pulsating with periods from a few to hundreds of seconds. SXP 132…
Confirmation of six Be X-ray binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud
V. A. McBride, A. Gonzalez-Galan, A. J. Bird +10
The X-ray binary population of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) contains a large number of massive X-ray binaries and the recent survey of the SMC by XMM-Newton has resulted in alm…
Multi-wavelength properties of IGR J05007-7047 (LXP 38.55) and identification as a Be X-ray binary pulsar in the LMC
G. Vasilopoulos, F. Haberl, C. Delvaux +2
We report on the results of a 40 d multi-wavelength monitoring of the Be X-ray binary system IGR J05007-7047 (LXP 38.55). During that period the system was monitored in the X…
High-Mass X-ray binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Frank Haberl, Richard Sturm
The last comprehensive catalogue of high-mass X-ray binaries in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) was published about ten years ago. Since then new such systems were discovered, mai…
The XMM-Newton view of the central degrees of the Milky Way
G. Ponti, M. R. Morris, R. Terrier +10
The deepest XMM-Newton mosaic map of the central 1.5 deg of the Galaxy is presented, including a total of about 1.5 Ms of EPIC-pn cleaned exposures in the central 15" and about 200…
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey. VII. The third XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue
S. R. Rosen, N. A. Webb, M. G. Watson +37
Thanks to the large collecting area (3 x ~1500 cm at 1.5 keV) and wide field of view (30' across in full field mode) of the X-ray cameras on board the European Space Agency X-r…
Discovery of SXP265, a Be/X-ray binary pulsar in the Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud
R. Sturm, F. Haberl, G. Vasilopoulos +5
We identify a new candidate for a Be/X-ray binary in the XMM-Newton slew survey and archival Swift observations that is located in the transition region of the Wing of the Small Ma…
The VMC ESO Public Survey
M. -R. L. Cioni, P. Anders, G. Bagheri +31
The VISTA near-infrared YJKs survey of the Magellanic Clouds system (VMC) has entered its core phase: about 40% of the observations across the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LM…
Spectral and temporal properties of RX J0520.5-6932 (LXP 8.04) during a type-I outburst
Georgios Vasilopoulos, Frank Haberl, Richard Sturm +2
We observed RX J0520.5-6932 in the X-rays and studied the optical light curve of its counterpart to verify it as a Be/X-ray binary. We performed an XMM-Newton anticipated target of…
Multi-frequency study of a new Fe-rich supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, MCSNR J0508-6902
L. M. Bozzetto, P. J. Kavanagh, P. Maggi +15
We present a detailed radio, X-ray and optical study of a newly discovered Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) supernova remnant (SNR) which we denote MCSNR J0508-6902. Observations from…
Swift J053041.9-665426, a new Be/X-ray binary pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud
G. Vasilopoulos, P. Maggi, F. Haberl +4
We observed the newly discovered X-ray source Swift J053041.9-665426 in the X-ray and optical regime to confirm its proposed nature as a high mass X-ray binary. We obtained XMM-New…
AGN behind the SMC selected from radio and X-ray surveys
R. Sturm, D. Drašković, M. D. Filipović +8
The XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) revealed 3053 X-ray sources with the majority expected to be active galactic nuclei (AGN) behind the SMC. However, the hig…
The XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud: The X-ray point-source catalogue
R. Sturm, F. Haberl, W. Pietsch +8
Local-Group galaxies provide access to samples of X-ray source populations of whole galaxies. The XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) completely covers the bar an…
X-ray source variability study of the M 31 central field using Chandra HRC-I
F. Hofmann, W. Pietsch, M. Henze +5
[Abridged] The central field of the Andromeda galaxy (M 31) has been monitored, using the Chandra HRC-I detector (about 0.1-10 keV energy range) from 2006 to 2012 with the main aim…
Long-term evolution of the neutron-star spin period of SXP 1062
R. Sturm, F. Haberl, L. M. Oskinova +4
The Be/X-ray binary SXP1062 is of especial interest owing to the large spin period of the neutron star, its large spin-down rate, and the association with a supernova remnant const…
Discovery of a 168.8 s X-ray pulsar transiting in front of its Be companion star in the Large Magellanic Cloud
P. Maggi, F. Haberl, R. Sturm +5
We report the discovery of LXP169, a new high-mass X-ray binary (XRB) in the LMC. The optical counterpart has been identified and appears to exhibit an eclipsing light curve. We pe…
RXJ0123.4-7321, a Be/X-ray binary in the wing of the SMC
R. Sturm, F. Haberl, W. Pietsch +1
To confirm faint Be/X-ray binary candidates from the XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud, we searched for X-ray outbursts in archival ROSAT observations. We found that…
XMM-Newton observations of SNR 1987A. II. The still increasing X-ray light curve and the properties of Fe K lines
P. Maggi, F. Haberl, R. Sturm +1
Aims. We report on the recent observations of the supernova remnant SNR 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud with XMM-Newton. Carefully monitoring the evolution of the X-ray light c…
The XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud
F. Haberl, R. Sturm, J. Ballet +13
Although numerous archival XMM-Newton observations existed towards the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) before 2009, only a fraction of the whole galaxy was covered. Between May 2009 a…
Multi-frequency study of supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Confirmation of the supernova remnant status of DEM L205
P. Maggi, F. Haberl, L. M. Bozzetto +11
We present new X-ray and radio data of the LMC SNR candidate DEM L205, obtained by XMM-Newton and ATCA, along with archival optical and infrared observations. We use data at variou…
The XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud: XMMUJ010633.1-731543 and XMMUJ010743.1-715953, two new Be/X-ray binary systems
M. J. Coe, F. Haberl, R. Sturm +6
In the course of the XMM-Newton survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), two new bright X-ray sources were discovered exhibiting the spectral characteris- tics of High Mass X-ra…
Discovery of the neutron star spin and a possible orbital period from the Be/X-ray binary IGR J05414-6858 in the LMC
R. Sturm, F. Haberl, A. Rau +7
The number of known Be/X-ray binaries in the Large Magellanic Cloud is small compared to the observed population of the Galaxy or the Small Magellanic Cloud. The discovery of a sys…
SXP 1062, a young Be X-ray binary pulsar with long spin period; Implications for the neutron star birth spin
F. Haberl, R. Sturm, M. D. Filipovic +2
(shortened) The SMC is ideally suited to investigating the recent star formation history from X-ray source population studies. It harbours a large number of Be/X-ray binaries, and…
A new super-soft X-ray source in the Small Magellanic Cloud: Discovery of the first Be/white dwarf system in the SMC?
R. Sturm, F. Haberl, W. Pietsch +5
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) hosts a large number of Be/X-ray binaries, however no Be/white dwarf system is known so far, although population synthesis calculations predict tha…