Program: GS-2019A-FT-106

Very faint X-ray transients (VFXTs) are systems which show X-ray outbursts that are too faint to be explained by current theories. It is thought that this could be due to exotic nature of the donor star in these systems or inefficient accretion mechanisms. We are requesting follow-up ToO observations of VFXTs discovered by our approved Swift X-ray Telescope monitoring campaign of the Galactic Bulge, which will commence bi-weekly observations in April 2019. By studying the near-IR counterparts to these systems during their faint outbursts, we can study the companion star as well as shed light on the accretion mechanisms in this poorly understood class of X-ray binaries.