27 September 2010 to 1 October 2010
CSIR Convention Centre
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

A Signature of Non-thermal X-ray Emission in AE Aquarii : Swift-XRT Data

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CSIR Convention Centre

CSIR Convention Centre

CSIR, Pretoria
Presentation Track D1 - Astrophysics

Speaker

Mr Bosco Oruru (University of the Free State)

Description

Using X-ray data from the Swift satellite, we analysed the spectrum of AE Aqr and found that the emission has both thermal and non-thermal components. The latter shows up in the high energy spectral range, and its origin with respect to particle acceleration and synchrotron radiation will be discussed.

Primary author

Mr Bosco Oruru (University of the Free State)

Co-author

Prof. Pieter J. Meintjes (University of the Free State)

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