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Source TableThis list of 121 thermonuclear burst sources is based on the MINBAR source catalog, with additions and corrections since the 2020 publication date (see also Jean in 't Zand's list of burst sources). The numbers of bursts and observations, as well as the burst rate, are derived from the MINBAR DR1 sample, comprising observations from RXTE/PCA, BeppoSAX/WFC and INTEGRAL/JEM-X. The name links to the discovery paper for bursts from that source (NASA ADS), and the NH (neutral hydrogen column density) and Porb (orbital period) also links to the reference for the measurement (where available). See below the table for a description, and see also a detailed description of the columns The full MINBAR DR1 sample, including the FITS file that this list is based on, can be found in the online collection and is described in Galloway et al. 2020, ApJS 249. 32. This list has been generated by exporting selected columns to a csv file and using the CSVInclude recipe to display as a table.
Below is a description of the table (from the FITS file headers)
File minbar_sources.txt
Created 20th June 2024 by Duncan Galloway <Duncan.Galloway@monash.edu>
Last modified 21st June 2024
This file describes the table 'sources', part of the MINBAR sample,
listing the known thermonuclear burst sources. The table is derived from
the last version of the FITS file, v2.9 (13/7/2022).
In the conversion to the SQLite3 table, the following INTEGRAL-specific
columns were omitted:
'DAY_ID', 'ISGRI_FLAG', 'ISGRI_FLAG2', 'JEMX_FLAG', 'SPI_FLAG',
'PICSIT_FLAG', 'SPA_MODL', 'SPA_NPAR', 'SPA_PARS', 'SPE_MODL',
'SPE_NPAR', 'SPE_PARS', 'VAR_MODL', 'VAR_NPAR', 'VAR_PARS',
'SPI_FLUX_1', 'SPI_FLUX_2', 'ISGR_FLUX_1', 'ISGR_FLUX_2',
'PICS_FLUX_1', 'PICS_FLUX_2', 'JEMX_FLUX_1', 'JEMX_FLUX_2',
'E_MIN', 'E_MAX', 'FLUX', 'FLUX_ERR', 'SEL_FLAG', 'FLAG',
'_RAJ2000', '_DEJ2000', 'RAJ2000', 'DEJ2000'
At the end of this file is a full list of the columns from the FITS file
headers.
The FITS file originally combined XrBurster_cat.fits, the list of 102
thermonuclear burst source (supplied by Jerome Chenevez
<jerome@space.dtu.dk>) and the catalog of low-mass X-ray binaries of Liu
et al. 2007 (A&A 469, 807) accessed via TOPCAT (catalog designator
J/A+A/469/807/lmxb).
The table also incorporates newly discovered burst sources since
The matching was performed on the position (RA_OBJ, DEC_OBJ from
XrBursters_cat.fits, and _RAJ2000 & _DEJ2000 from J/A+A/469/807/lmxb)
and allowing a maximum offset of 0.1 degree (360 arcsec). This gives
84 pairs, with 18 sources not matched.
Columns added to the original FITS file are
DISC = discovery string; 3-letter instrument code & year
DISC_BIBCODE = ADS bibliographic code for burst activity reference
DISC_BIBLABEL = bibliographic label for burst activity reference
ERR_CONF = confidence level for positional error
POS_METHOD = origin of position (X-ray mission, optical, radio etc.)
POS_BIBCODE = ADS bibliographic code for position reference
POS_BIBLABEL = bibliographic label for the paper
RA_ORIG = Original RA from INTEGRAL source catalog (was RA_OBJ)
DEC_ORIG = Original Dec from INTEGRAL source catalog (was DEC_OBJ)
Original error radius from INTEGRAL source catalog (ERR_RAD)
recno = record number
NAME_2 = source name
Separation = great-circle distance between the positions of the
matched sources [arcsec]
Type = Source type (one or more of A, B, D, E, G, M, P, R, T, U, Z;
see Liu et al. for a description)
Porb = orbital period, where known [h]
_RAJ2000, _DEJ2000 = position [decimal degrees]
RAJ2000, DEJ2000 = position [d:m:s]
VMAG = apparent visual magnitude [mag]
l_FX = limit flag for FX
FX = characteristic 2-10 keV X-ray flux [uJy]
The table includes a column bibcode listing the discovery reference.
Most of these are copied from Jean in 't Zand's list of 101 X-ray burst
sources, at http://www.sron.nl/~jeanz/bursterlist.html. The biblabel
column gives an abbreviated label for the reference, for bibliographic
purposes.
The table incorporates information on the column density towards the
source, listed in the NH and NH_err columns. These values are taken
from Jean in 't Zand's wfcbursts_CATALOGNH_vs6.dat file. The source for
the values is given by the bibiographic code (and label) in the columns
NH_bibcode and NH_biblabel; for those values which are obtained by othe
methods, the source is described in the NH_biblabel column.
From version 1.14 onwards, the file also lists the number of bursts,
observations, and the total exposure for the source, currently held
in the Multi-INstrument Burst ARchive (version 0.9).
These quantities are in the columns nburst, nobs, and exp (in ks).
v3.0 (21st June 2024)
Added SRGA J144459.2-604207 & Terzan 6 X-2, and restored MAXI J1421-613,
following the switch to the SQLite3 table.
v2.9 (13th July 2022)
Added MAXI J1816-195, MAXI J0556-332 (though this one is a bit special),
4U 1730-22, and MAXI J0911-655 (cf. with Jean in 't Zand’s list), but with
less details.
Moved Swift J1858.6-0814 (the latest previously-added source) a few rows
further as it was not in the right order w.r.t. R.A. BTW. RA_ORIG and
DEC_ORIG set to NULL for the time being. Also changed some remaining
FLAGs from 0 to 1 as I guess these are for the sake of JEM-X.
[Inadvertently dropped MAXI J1421-613; row order no longer really relevant
for the SQLite3 table, from v3.0 onwards]
v2.8 (26th August 2020)
Added orbital periods, refs for pulsars IGR J17480-2446,
Swift J1749.4-2807 & IGR J17498-2921
v2.7 (1st June 2020)
Corrected erroneous nH value for SAX J1810.8-2609, was 3.5 (x10^22)
v2.6 (24th April 2020)
Added new burst source Swift J1858.6-0814, based on detection with
NICER and NuSTAR; transient dipper
Added new burst source IGR J17591-2342, based on detection with
NICER/NuSTAR
v2.5 (26th November 2019)
Added I code for SAX J1748.9-2021, based on detection of intermittent
pulsation (Altamirano et al. 2008)
Added new burst source MAXI J1807+132, bursts detected by NICER
v2.4 (October 2019)
Added new burst source IGR J17591-2342, detection by JEM-X
v2.3 (29th April 2019)
Added T? code to SLX 1744-299 (to match -300)
Updated name for XTE J1812-182, and added C code
Corrected position and reference for 1A 1742-289
Corrected name for IGR J17380-3749 (was -3747)
Added position uncertainty for 4U 1850-086, updated reference
Added P_orb entry, reference for XB 1830-330
v2.2 (1st April 2019)
Updated type, NH for IGR J17062-6143 following discovery of pulsations
v2.1 (14th March 2019)
Added discovery strings and references, courtesy J. in 't Zand
Added "O" code for SAX J1810.8-2609, reflecting burst oscillation
by Bilous et al. (2018, ApJL 862, L4)
v2.0 (23rd April 2018)
Updated 100 source positions with best available values in literature.
Added confidence value for positional error, and ADS bibliographic
reference
Added new burst sources MAXI J1621-501 and 4U 1543-62
Added "C" code indicating ultracompact binary
v1.16 (5th March 2018)
Completed set of reference bibcodes for discovery and NH values
v1.15 (11th September 2017)
Updated numbers including missing JEM-X bursts through rev. 1166
Added NH value and bibcodes etc. for IGR J17254-3257
v1.14 (9th August 2017)
Added XTE J1812-182 following detection of RXTE bursts in archival data
Added Swift J181723.1-164300 following likely burst detection by Swift
v1.13 (17th May 2017)
Added IGR J17445-2747, following JEM-X burst detection on 2017 Apr 10
v1.12 (24th November 2016)
Updated burst source type codes, introducing I (intermittent pulsar),
O (burst oscillation source) and S (superburst source)
Also updated burst numbers and exposure, factoring in RXTE FOV
v1.11 (8th Septebmer 2016)
Updated burst numbers for MINBAR v0.9
v1.10 (6th June 2016)
Added 4U 1822-000; updated entries for IGR J00291+5934
Added Porb_flag, Porb_bibcode and Porb_biblabel columns for references
related to the orbital period value given. The flag value is "?" where
the periodicity is a candidate only
Corrected type, orbital period for 1A 1742-289 (!= AX J1745.6-2901)
v1.9 (11th September 2015)
Added IGR J00291+5934
v1.8 (2nd July 2015)
Added MAXI J1421-613 & Swift J1734.5-3027
v1.7 (23rd September 2013)
v1.6 (7th August 2013)
Added NH value and reference for Swift J1922.7-1716, IGR J17380-3747,
IGR J18245-2452 and IGR J17480-2446
v1.5 (25th June 2013)
Added new burst source IGR J18245-2452, copied from modified version of
source list v1.3 supplied by J. Chenevez.
Replaced IGR J17364-2711 with correct source designator IGR J17380-3747
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