New results on optical identifications of INTEGRAL sources

N. Masetti; L. Morelli; E. Palazzi; G. Galaz; L. Bassani; A. Bazzano; A. J. Bird; A. J. Dean; G. L. Israel; R. Landi; A. Malizia; D. Minniti; J. B. Stephen; F. Schiavone; P. Ubertini; R. Walter

New results on optical identifications of INTEGRAL sources

N. Masetti, L. Morelli, E. Palazzi, G. Galaz, L. Bassani, A. Bazzano, A. J. Bird, A. J. Dean, G. L. Israel, R. Landi, A. Malizia, D. Minniti, J. B. Stephen, F. Schiavone, P. Ubertini, R. Walter

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Abstract

Optical spectroscopic identification of the nature of 21 unidentified southern hard X-ray objects is reported here in the framework of our campaign aimed at determining the nature of newly-discovered and/or unidentified sources detected by INTEGRAL. Our results show that 12 of these objects are Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs), 5 are magnetic Cataclysmic Variables (CVs), and 4 are High-Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs), one of which is in the Large Magellanic Cloud. These identifications further underscore the importance of INTEGRAL in the study of the hard X-ray spectrum of AGNs, HMXBs and CVs, and the usefulness of a strategy of catalogues crosscorrelation plus optical spectroscopy to unveil the nature of the X-ray sources detected with INTEGRAL.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-290
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Issue number	622 SP
Publication status	Published - Jul 2006
Event	6th Integral Workshop - The Obscured Universe - Moscow, Russian Federation Duration: 2 Jul 2006 → 8 Jul 2006

Keywords

Galaxies: Seyfert
Stars: Novae, cataclysmic variables
Techniques: Spectroscopic
X-rays: Binaries
X-rays: Individuals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering

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AU - Bird, A. J.

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AU - Israel, G. L.

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AU - Malizia, A.

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New results on optical identifications of INTEGRAL sources

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