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Optical and IR Observations of Aql X-1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Michael R. Garcia
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA
Paul J. Callanan
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA

Abstract

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We have obtained optical spectra and IR photometry in an attempt to determine the orbital parameters of the Aql X-1 system. Spectra from the MMT in October 1995 appear to detect the secondary, but are not sufficient to measure the mass function. IR photometry in and out of mini-outburst find K ~ 15.4, and may indicate that the disk contributionat K is modest during the mini-outburst.

Type
Part 15. Poster Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1997

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