How Simbol-X Will Reveal the Most Obscured High Energy Sources of our Galaxy

Journal Article · Mon May 11 04:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3149439· OSTI ID:21304889

Chaty, S ^[1]

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1. Laboratoire AIM, CEA/DSM-CNRS-Universite Paris Diderot, Irfu/Service d'Astrophysique, Centre de Saclay, Bat. 709, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France)

The INTEGRAL satellite has revealed a major population of supergiant High Mass X-ray Binaries in our Galaxy, revolutionizing our understanding of binary systems and their evolution. This population, constituted of a compact object orbiting around a supergiant star, have unusual properties, either being extremely absorbed, or exhibiting very short flares. I will first describe the characteristics of these sources, that only intensive multi-wavelength observations have led us to disentangle, before showing that Simbol-X, thanks to its energy range and sensitivity, will allow us to go further in the understanding of these supergiant HMXBs.

• OSTI ID: 21304889
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1126; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCRETION DISKS
ASTROPHYSICS
BINARY STARS
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
GALAXIES
PHOTOMETRY
SATELLITES
SENSITIVITY
SUPERGIANT STARS
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
X RADIATION
X-RAY DETECTION