SUMMARY OF SEQUENCE NUMBER 300018

SUMMARY OF SEQUENCE NUMBER 300018

Title: HETG SPECTROSCOPY OF BRIGHT INTERMEDAITE POLARS

Observer: MUKAI

Subject Category: WD Binaries and CVs

Seq: 300018 ObsId: 00649

Long-term Plan bin: 24-Apr-2000

ABSTRACT

Intermediate Polars (IPs) are the hard X-ray brightest subclass of magnetic Cataclysmic Variables. Previous X-ray observations, notably those with ASCA, have established the complex nature of their spectra: multi-temperature plasma and complex absorber are both required. Moreover, one recent study suggests that the Fe lines are Compton broadened in at least some systems. We propose HETG observations of 2 bright IPs, V1223 Sgr and AO Psc, to search for K-alpha lines of Ne, Mg, Si, S, Ar and Ca; to measure the physical widths of any lines we do detect; to search for a direct evidence for an ionized absorber; and to obtain an improved characterization of the spin modulation.

TARGET SUMMARY

TARGET NAME RADEC TIME SI GRAT TYPE TC ROLL PRE PHASE MULTI PRI
V1223 SGR
283.759583
-31.163694
50.00000
ACIS-S
HETG
GO
no
no
no
no
no
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(NOTE: RASS images currently only available for targets LTS scheduled on or after Apr-09-2000)

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