title: ASCA Observation of the Quiescent X-Ray Counterpart to SGR 1627-41.
abstract: We present a 2-10 keV ASCA observation of the field around the soft gamma repeater SGR 1627-41. A quiescent X-ray source, whose position is consistent both with that of a recently discovered BeppoSAX X-ray source and with the Interplanetary Network localization for this soft gamma repeater, was detected in this observation. In 2-10 keV X-rays, the spectrum of the X-ray source may be fit equally well by a power-law, blackbody, or bremsstrahlung function, with unabsorbed flux approximately 5x10-12 ergs cm-2 s-1. We do not confirm a continuation of a fading trend in the flux, and we find no evidence for periodicity, both of which were noted in the earlier BeppoSAX observations.
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strohmayer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kouveliotou
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.lastname: van Paradijs J
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugizaki