X-ray spectral and timing studies of black hole transients in the hard state at low luminosity

Tomsick, John A. and Yamoaka, Kazutaka and Kalemci, Emrah and Corbel, Stephane and Kaaret, Phillip and Migliari, Simone (2012) X-ray spectral and timing studies of black hole transients in the hard state at low luminosity. In: Conference on Exploring the X-ray Universe - Suzaku and Beyond (SUZAKU 2011), Palo Alto, CA, USA

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Abstract

Our Suzaku program for observing accreting black holes has focused on studying transient systems in the hard state at low luminosity. This is the one state that is associated with the presence of a steady jet, and thus, understanding the physics of the hard state is critical to understanding the disk/jet connection. However, questions remain about the accretion geometry, its evolution, and its relation to jet production. With Suzaku, we have observed the black hole transients GX 339-4 and 4U 1630-47. Here, we compare the results from the two observations, focusing on the new 4U 1630-47 measurements. While the 4U 1630-47 observation occurred at a low luminosity (0.017%LEdd), and the spectrum is consistent with a hard state, the lack of variability is unusual. We discuss the implications of the lack of variability at such a low mass accretion rate.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Uncontrolled Keywords: Black Holes; Accretion; X-rays
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy > QB460-466 Astrophysics
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Basic Sciences > Physics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Emrah Kalemci
Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2012 22:41
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:07
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/19858

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