VERITAS observations of the Be/X-ray binary system LS V +44 17 during a major outburst

VERITAS Collaboration

VERITAS observations of the Be/X-ray binary system LS V +44 17 during a major outburst

VERITAS Collaboration

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Abstract

The Be/X-ray binary system LS V +44 17 (RX J0440.9+4431) is a potential member of the rare class of gamma-ray binaries. The system is comprised of a Be star and a neutron star companion with an orbital period of 150 days. In December of 2022, MAXI detected an X-ray outburst from the source, which peaked in early January before declining and then rebrightening. During the second peak, the flux exceeded 1 Crab in the 15-50 keV range, and exhibited a pulsed emission component with a pulse period of 208 seconds. VERITAS observations were conducted close to the peak of the second outburst, from January 24 to January 27, 2023 . We report here on the search for very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission in these data.

Original language	English
Article number	695
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	444
State	Published - Sep 27 2024
Event	38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023 - Nagoya, Japan Duration: Jul 26 2023 → Aug 3 2023

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AU - Fortson, L.

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AU - Kherlakian, M.

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AU - Kleiner, T. K.

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AU - Kumar, S.

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AU - Lundy, M.

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AU - McGrath, C. E.

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AU - Splettstoesser, M.

AU - Talluri, A. K.

AU - Tucci, J. V.

AU - Vassiliev, V. V.

AU - Weinstein, A.

AU - Williams, D. A.

AU - Wong, S. L.

AU - Woo, J.

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VERITAS observations of the Be/X-ray binary system LS V +44 17 during a major outburst

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