NICER observation list: Target ID 470101

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 four 30 ks NuSTAR and joint 10 ks NICER observations of 4U 0614+091 to reveal the entire reflection spectrum in order to examine any changes in the reflection spectrum with intensity and enhance our understanding of accretion in these systems.
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4701010101 94.281 9.135 200.879 -3.364 59493.2538 59493.9132 15305.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59503.6 59867
4701010201 94.281 9.136 200.878 -3.363 59496.3377 59496.9484 21096.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59506.6 59870
4701010202 94.283 9.136 200.880 -3.362 59496.9841 59497.0130 2067.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59506.6 59871
4701010301 94.282 9.136 200.879 -3.362 59498.7275 59498.9505 7602.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59508.6 59872
4701010302 94.281 9.136 200.878 -3.363 59498.9826 59499.4025 11590.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59508.6 59873
4701010401 94.282 9.139 200.877 -3.361 59598.2967 59598.9533 10385.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59609.8 59972