NICER observation list: Target ID 360402

Abstract

Ultra-compact X-ray binaries (UCXBs) are a subclass of low-mass X-ray binaries that contain a degenerate stellar companion in a short orbit (< 80 mins). The accretion disk in these systems differ in chemical composition from typical LMXBs due to a lack of hydrogen and overabundance of higher Z elements. These systems exhibit multiple emission lines in their reflection spectrum from O and Fe. These multiple emission features offer the opportunity to learn more about the properties of the compact object and accretion disks in these systems. We request 10 ks NICER observations and joint 30 ks NuSTAR observations of two UCXBs to reveal the entire reflection spectrum from low-E oxygen features to the Compton hump at higher energy to enhance our understanding of accretion in these systems.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of
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3604020101 264.571 -26.994 0.796 2.400 58954.8326 58954.9609 1649.0 52 3 VALIDATED 58961.0 59148
3604020102 264.571 -26.994 0.796 2.400 58955.0106 58955.5417 6509.0 52 2 VALIDATED 58961.0 59149
3604020103 264.571 -26.994 0.796 2.400 59321.6771 59321.6812 0.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59332.7 59515
3604020104 264.571 -26.994 0.796 2.401 59322.2596 59322.9153 4901.0 52 9 VALIDATED 59341.7 59516
3604020105 264.571 -26.994 0.796 2.400 59323.0361 59323.4317 1343.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59341.7 59517