Abstract
INTEGRAL has been observing the γ-ray sky for 15 years and has discovered many high-energy sources of various nature. Among them, active galactic nuclei (AGN), low or high-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB and HMXB) and cataclysmic variables (CV) are rather difficult to differentiate from one another at high energies and require further optical or near-infrared observations to constrain their exact nature. Using near-infrared photometric and spectroscopic data from ESO VLT/ISAAC, we aim to reveal the nature of 14 high-energy INTEGRAL sources and improve the census of X-ray binaries. By comparing their spectral features to stellar spectra atlases, we identified 5 new CVs, 2 low or intermediate mass X-ray binaries, 2 HMXBs and 5 AGNs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 49-54 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Volume | 14 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- X-rays: binaries
- binaries: general
- infrared: stars