Swift and NICER X-ray monitoring of the probable new outburst of Cen X-4

J. van den Eijnden; J. Homan; Payaswini Saikia; Maria Cristina Baglio; David M. Russell; Stefan Waterval; D. M. Bramich; Fraser Lewis; P. Roche

Swift and NICER X-ray monitoring of the probable new outburst of Cen X-4

J. van den Eijnden, J. Homan, Payaswini Saikia, Maria Cristina Baglio, David M. Russell, Stefan Waterval, D. M. Bramich, Fraser Lewis, P. Roche

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Cen X-4 is a close-by (~1.2 kpc) low-mass X-ray binary, hosting a neutron star accretor. After its discovery outburst in 1979, it remained in quiescence for over four decades.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	The Astronomer's Telegram, No. 14303
Volume	4303
State	Published - Jan 1 2021

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Neutron Star
Transient

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Swift and NICER X-ray monitoring of the probable new outburst of Cen X-4

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