Swift/XRT Deep Galactic Plane Survey Discovery of a New Intermediate Polar Cataclysmic Variable, Swift J183920.1-045350
Göğüş, Ersin; Buckley, David; Kouveliotou, Chryssa; Slane, Patrick; Stern, Daniel; Mukai, Koji; Baring, Matthew G.; Cenko, Bradley; Harrison, Fiona; Woudt, Patrick A.; Bellm, Eric; van der Horst, Alexander J.; Huppenkothen, Daniela; Potter, Stephen; Graham, Melissa; Kennea, Jamie; Linford, Justin D.; Gorgone, Nicholas M.; Hartmann, Dieter; Barrett, Paul; Granot, Johnathan; O'Connor, Brendan M.; Wijers, Ralph
United States, South Africa, Netherlands, Turkey, Israel
Abstract
We report on the Swift/XRT Deep Galactic Plane Survey discovery and multiwavelength follow-up observations of a new intermediate polar (IP) cataclysmic variable, Swift J183920.1-045350. A 449.7 s spin period is found in XMM-Newton and NuSTAR data, accompanied by a 459.9 s optical period that is most likely the synodic, or beat period, produced from a 5.6 hr orbital period. The orbital period is seen with moderate significance in independent long-baseline optical photometry observations taken with the ZTF and SAAO telescopes. We find that the X-ray pulse fraction of the source decreases with increasing energy. The X-ray spectra are consistent with the presence of an Fe emission line complex with both local and interstellar absorption. In the optical spectra, strong Hα, H I, He I, and He II emission lines are observed, all common features in magnetic CVs. The source properties are thus typical of known IPs, with the exception of its estimated distance of ${2.26}_{-0.83}^{+1.93}$ kpc, which is larger than typical, extending the reach of the CV population in our Galaxy.