Spectroscopic identication of INTEGRAL high-energy sources with VLT/ISAAC

  • F. Fortin
  • , S. Chaty
  • , A. Coleiro
  • , J. A. Tomsick
  • , C. H.R. Nitschelm

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-54
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • X-rays: binaries
  • binaries: general
  • infrared: stars

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