XMM-Newton observations of the black hole X-ray transient XTE J1650-500 in quiescence

We report the result of an XMM-Newton observation of the black hole X-ray transient XTE J1650-500 in quiescence. The source was not detected, and we set upper limits on the 0.5-10 keV luminosity of 0.9-1.0 × 1031 erg s−1 (for a newly derived distance of 2.6 kpc). These limits are in line with the qu...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2006-02, Vol.366 (1), p.235-237
Main Authors: Homan, Jeroen, Wijnands, Rudy, Kong, Albert, Miller, Jon M., Rossi, Sabrina, Belloni, Tomaso, Lewin, Walter H. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Black holes
Luminosity
stars: individual: XTE J1650-500
X-ray astronomy
X-rays: stars
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Summary:We report the result of an XMM-Newton observation of the black hole X-ray transient XTE J1650-500 in quiescence. The source was not detected, and we set upper limits on the 0.5-10 keV luminosity of 0.9-1.0 × 1031 erg s−1 (for a newly derived distance of 2.6 kpc). These limits are in line with the quiescent luminosities of black hole X-ray binaries with similar orbital periods (∼7-8 h).
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09843.x