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Observations of the unusual counterpart to the X-ray pulsar AX J0051-733

M. J. Coe, N. J. Haigh, S. G. T. Laycock, I. Negueruela, C. R. Kaiser

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0201302

Abstract

We report optical and IR observations of the ASCA X-ray pulsar system AX J0051-733. The relationship between the X-ray source and possible optical counterparts is discussed. Long term optical data from over 7 years are presented which reveal both a 1.4d modulation and an unusually rapid change in this possible binary period. Various models are discussed.

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