F.M. Vincentelli
Physical Constraints from Near-infrared Fast Photometry of the Black Hole Transient GX 339–4
Vincentelli, F.M.; Casella, P.; Petrucci, P.; Maccarone, T.; Russell, D.M.; Uttley, P.; Marco, B. De; Fender, R.; Gandhi, P.; Malzac, J.; O’Brien, K.; Tomsick, J.A.
Authors
P. Casella
P. Petrucci
T. Maccarone
D.M. Russell
P. Uttley
B. De Marco
R. Fender
P. Gandhi
J. Malzac
Dr Kieran Obrien kieran.s.obrien@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
J.A. Tomsick
Abstract
We present results from the first multi-epoch X-ray/IR fast-photometry campaign on the black hole transient GX 339–4, during its 2015 outburst decay. We studied the evolution of the power spectral densities finding strong differences between the two bands. The X-ray power spectral density follows standard patterns of evolution, plausibly reflecting changes in the accretion flow. The IR power spectral density instead evolves very slowly, with a high-frequency break consistent with remaining constant at 0.63 ± 0.03 Hz throughout the campaign. We discuss this result in the context of the currently available models for the IR emission in black hole transients. While all models will need to be tested quantitatively against this unexpected constraint, we show that an IR-emitting relativistic jet that filters out the short-timescale fluctuations injected from the accretion inflow appears as the most plausible scenario.
Citation
Vincentelli, F., Casella, P., Petrucci, P., Maccarone, T., Russell, D., Uttley, P., …Tomsick, J. (2019). Physical Constraints from Near-infrared Fast Photometry of the Black Hole Transient GX 339–4. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 887(1), Article L19. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab5860
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 14, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 10, 2019 |
Publication Date | Dec 10, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Jan 22, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 22, 2020 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal Letters |
Print ISSN | 2041-8205 |
Publisher | American Astronomical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 887 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | L19 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab5860 |
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