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arxiv: 1710.10912 · v2 · pith:EKRGAFZHnew · submitted 2017-10-30 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE

Orbit and intrinsic spin-up of the newly discovered transient X-ray pulsar Swift J0243.6+6124

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We present the orbital solution for the newly discovered transient Be X-ray binary Swift J0243.6+6124 based on the data from gamma-ray burst monitor onboard Fermi obtained during the Oct 2017 outburst. We model the Doppler induced and intrinsic spin variations of the neutron star assuming that the later is driven by accretion torque and discuss the implications of the observed spin variations for the parameters of the neutron star and the binary. In particular we conclude that the neutron star must be strongly magnetized, and estimate the distance to the source at $\sim$5 kpc.

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