Published October 7, 2010 | Version v1

Radio non-detection of Aql X-1

  • 1. ASTRON
  • 2. Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
  • 3. UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
  • 4. ICRAR
  • 5. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
  • 6. European Southern Observatory
  • 7. Jodrell Bank Observatory - University of Manchester
  • 8. University of Michigan

Description

The neutron star X-ray binary Aql X-1 is on the decaying phase of a major outburst that peaked at optical and X-ray bands in mid-September 2010. We observed the object at 5 GHz with the European VLBI Network (EVN) in the e-VLBI mode on 2010 October 4. We did not detect the target.

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Funding

European Commission
NEXPRES - NEXPReS- Novel EXplorations Pushing Robust e-VLBI Services 261525