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XMM-Newton observations of PSR B1259–63 near the 2004 periastron passage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2006
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We present here the results of new XMM-Newton observations of the PSR B1259–63 system during the beginning of 2004, as the pulsar approaches the disc of the Be star. We combine these results with earlier X-ray data from BeppoSAX, XMM-Newton, and ASCA. The X-ray light curve looks similar to the radio light curve with a rapid increase in the flux around the time of the disc crossing. This supports a model in which the X-ray emission from the system is due to inverse Compton scattering of the pulsar wind relativistic particles with moderate Lorentz factor $\gamma \sim 10$–100 on the Be star soft photons.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Symposium S230: Populations of High Energy Sources in Galaxies , August 2005 , pp. 78 - 79
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- 2006 International Astronomical Union
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