SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 62074
CALTECH
105-24
PASADENA
CA USA 91125
Tel: 818-354-6979 Fax: 818-568-9352
Medium: 2GB8MM
Subject: X-RAY BINARIES
THE ENIGMATIC SOURCE G 70.7+1.2
ABSTRACT
G~70.7+1.2 is a region of radio nebulosity containing a bright infra-red star with a unique emission spectrum. Its non-thermal radio spectrum is indicative of a central source of relativistic particles, eg., a pulsar. The observations are best interpreted in terms of a binary with a neutron star component plowing through dense interstellar medium. We propose to observe G~70.7+1.2 for 40-ks with ASCA. X-ray spectroscopy is the best way to elucidate the enigma of G~70.7+1.2 in terms of either and accreting neutron star or a rotation powered pulsar.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| S. SHIBATA | YAMAGATA U. | JAPAN |
| S. R. KULKARNI | CALTECH | USA |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)G 70.7+1.2 | 2 | 301.0958 | 33.6514 | 40 ks | N | N | P | 0.10000 | 2 |
TARGET 1
THE TWO OBSERVATIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN ONE IN EACH IN THE TWO POSSIBLE VIEWING WINDOWS THIS YEAR