Gandhi, Poshak, Makishima, K. (Kazuo), Durant, Martin, Fabian, A. C., 1948-, Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Miller, Jon M., Shahbaz, Tariq, 1970- and Spruit, H. C.. (2008) Rapid optical and X-ray timing observations of GX 339-4 : flux correlations at the onset of a low/hard state. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 390 (Number 1). L29-L33. ISSN 0035-8711

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

We present the discovery of optical/X-ray flux correlations on rapid time-scales in the low/hard state of the Galactic black hole GX339-4. The source had recently emerged from outburst and was associated with a relatively faint counterpart with mag V approximate to 17. The optical [ Very Large Telescope (VLT)/ULTRACAM] and X-ray (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer) data show a clear positive cross-correlation function (CCF) signal, with the optical peak lagging X-rays by similar to 150 ms, preceded by a shallow rise and followed by a steep decline along with broad anticorrelation dips. An examination of the light curves shows that the main CCF features are reproduced in superpositions of flares and dips. The CCF peak is narrow and the X-ray autocorrelation function (ACF) is broader than the optical ACF, arguing against reprocessing as the origin for the rapid optical emission. X-ray flaring is associated with spectral hardening, but no corresponding changes are detected around optical peaks and dips. The variability may be explained in the context of synchrotron emission with interaction between a jet and a corona. The complex CCF structure in GX 339-4 has similarities to that of another remarkable X-ray binary XTE J1118+480, in spite of showing a weaker maximum strength. Such simultaneous multiwavelength, rapid timing studies provide key constraints for modelling the inner regions of accreting stellar sources.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Accretion (Astrophysics), Black holes (Astronomy), X-ray binaries
Journal or Publication Title:	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0035-8711
Official Date:	11 October 2008
Volume:	Volume 390
Number:	Number 1
Number of Pages:	5
Page Range:	L29-L33
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00529.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	Science and Technology Facilities Council (Great Britain) (STFC), Nihon Gakujutsu Shinkōkai [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science] (NGS), Rikagaku Kenkyūjo (Japan) (RIKEN), Spain. Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCT)
Grant number:	PP/D002370/1 (STFC), AYA2004 02646 (MCT), AYA2007 66887 (MCT)
References:	Belloni T. et al., 2005, A&A, 440, 207 Buxton M., Bailyn C., 2007, Astron. Tel., 1109, 1 Corbel S., Fender R. P., 2002, ApJ, 573, L35 Dhillon V. S. et al., 2007, MNRAS, 378, 825 di Matteo T., Celotti A., Fabian A. C., 1999, MNRAS, 304, 809 Dunn R. J. H. et al., 2008, MNRAS, 387, 545 Durant M. et al., 2008, ApJ, 682, L45 Esin A. A. et al., 2001, ApJ, 555, 483 Fabian A. C. et al., 1982, A&A, 111, L9 Fender R. P., Belloni T. M., Gallo E., 2004, MNRAS, 355, 1105 Gallo E., Fender R. P., Pooley G. G., 2003, MNRAS, 344, 60 Guilbert P. W., Fabian A. C., 1982, Nat, 296, 226 Hynes R. I. et al., 2003, ApJ, 583, L95 Joinet A. et al., 2007, ApJ, 657, 400 Kalemci E. et al., 2007, Astron. Tel., 1074, 1 Kanbach G., Straubmeier C., Spruit H. C., Belloni T., 2001, Nat, 414, 180 Livio M., Pringle J. E., King A. R., 2003, ApJ, 593, 184 Makishima K. et al., 1986, ApJ, 308, 635 Malzac J., Belloni T., Spruit H. C., Kanbach G., 2003, A&A, 407, 335 Malzac J., Merloni A., Fabian A. C., 2004, MNRAS, 351, 253 Markoff S., Falcke H., Fender R., 2001, A&A, 372, L25 Merloni A., Di Matteo T., Fabian A. C., 2000, MNRAS, 318, L15 Miller J. M. et al., 2006, ApJ, 653, 525 Miyamoto S. et al., 1991, ApJ, 383, 784 Motch C., Ilovaisky S. A., Chevalier C., 1982, A&A, 109, L1 Motch C. et al., 1983, A&A, 119, 171 Motch C. et al., 1985, Space Sc. Rev., 40, 219 Nowak M. A., Wilms J., Dove J. B., 1999, ApJ, 517, 355 Russell D. M. et al., 2006, MNRAS, 371, 1334 Shahbaz T., Fender R., Charles P. A., 2001, A&A, 376, L17 Spruit H. C., Kanbach G., 2002, A&A, 391, 225 Tomsick J. A. et al., 2008, ApJ, 635, 593 Wardzinski G., Zdziarski A. A., 2000, MNRAS, 314, 183 ´ Yuan F., Cui W., Narayan R., 2005, ApJ, 620, 905 Zdziarski A. A. et al., 2004, MNRAS, 351, 791
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/29066

Data sourced from Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Actions (login required)

View Item