Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322

We present an intensive radio and X-ray monitoring campaign on the 2009 outburst of the Galactic black hole candidate X-ray binary H1743-322. With the high angular resolution of the Very Long Baseline Array, we resolve the jet ejection event and measure the proper motions of the jet ejecta relative...

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Main Authors: Miller-Jones, James, Sivakoff, G., Altamirano, D., Coriat, M., Corbel, S., Dhawan, V., Krimm, H., Remillard, R., Rupen, M., Russell, D., Fender, R., Heinz, S., Koerding, E., Maitra, D., Markoff, S., Migliari, S., Sarazin, C., Tudose, V.
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33804
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author Miller-Jones, James
Sivakoff, G.
Altamirano, D.
Coriat, M.
Corbel, S.
Dhawan, V.
Krimm, H.
Remillard, R.
Rupen, M.
Russell, D.
Fender, R.
Heinz, S.
Koerding, E.
Maitra, D.
Markoff, S.
Migliari, S.
Sarazin, C.
Tudose, V.
author_facet Miller-Jones, James
Sivakoff, G.
Altamirano, D.
Coriat, M.
Corbel, S.
Dhawan, V.
Krimm, H.
Remillard, R.
Rupen, M.
Russell, D.
Fender, R.
Heinz, S.
Koerding, E.
Maitra, D.
Markoff, S.
Migliari, S.
Sarazin, C.
Tudose, V.
author_sort Miller-Jones, James
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description We present an intensive radio and X-ray monitoring campaign on the 2009 outburst of the Galactic black hole candidate X-ray binary H1743-322. With the high angular resolution of the Very Long Baseline Array, we resolve the jet ejection event and measure the proper motions of the jet ejecta relative to the position of the compact core jets detected at the beginning of the outburst. This allows us to accurately couple the moment when the jet ejection event occurred with X-ray spectral and timing signatures. We find that X-ray timing signatures are the best diagnostic of the jet ejection event in this outburst, which occurred as the X-ray variability began to decrease and the Type C quasi-periodic oscillations disappeared from the X-ray power density spectrum. However, this sequence of events does not appear to be replicated in all black hole X-ray binary outbursts, even within an individual source. In our observations of H1743-322, the ejection was contemporaneous with a quenching of the radio emission, prior to the start of the major radio flare. This contradicts previous assumptions that the onset of the radio flare marks the moment of ejection. The jet speed appears to vary between outbursts, with a possible positive correlation with outburst luminosity. The compact core radio jet reactivated on transition to the hard intermediate state at the end of the outburst, and not when the source reached the low hard spectral state. Comparison with the known near-infrared behaviour of the compact jets suggests a gradual evolution of the compact jet power over a few days near the beginning and end of an outburst.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-338042017-09-13T15:32:25Z Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322 Miller-Jones, James Sivakoff, G. Altamirano, D. Coriat, M. Corbel, S. Dhawan, V. Krimm, H. Remillard, R. Rupen, M. Russell, D. Fender, R. Heinz, S. Koerding, E. Maitra, D. Markoff, S. Migliari, S. Sarazin, C. Tudose, V. stars: individual: H1743-322 accretion black hole physics accretion discs radio continuum: stars X-rays: binaries ISM: jets and outflows We present an intensive radio and X-ray monitoring campaign on the 2009 outburst of the Galactic black hole candidate X-ray binary H1743-322. With the high angular resolution of the Very Long Baseline Array, we resolve the jet ejection event and measure the proper motions of the jet ejecta relative to the position of the compact core jets detected at the beginning of the outburst. This allows us to accurately couple the moment when the jet ejection event occurred with X-ray spectral and timing signatures. We find that X-ray timing signatures are the best diagnostic of the jet ejection event in this outburst, which occurred as the X-ray variability began to decrease and the Type C quasi-periodic oscillations disappeared from the X-ray power density spectrum. However, this sequence of events does not appear to be replicated in all black hole X-ray binary outbursts, even within an individual source. In our observations of H1743-322, the ejection was contemporaneous with a quenching of the radio emission, prior to the start of the major radio flare. This contradicts previous assumptions that the onset of the radio flare marks the moment of ejection. The jet speed appears to vary between outbursts, with a possible positive correlation with outburst luminosity. The compact core radio jet reactivated on transition to the hard intermediate state at the end of the outburst, and not when the source reached the low hard spectral state. Comparison with the known near-infrared behaviour of the compact jets suggests a gradual evolution of the compact jet power over a few days near the beginning and end of an outburst. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33804 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20326.x Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. fulltext
spellingShingle stars: individual: H1743-322
accretion
black hole physics
accretion discs
radio continuum: stars
X-rays: binaries
ISM: jets and outflows
Miller-Jones, James
Sivakoff, G.
Altamirano, D.
Coriat, M.
Corbel, S.
Dhawan, V.
Krimm, H.
Remillard, R.
Rupen, M.
Russell, D.
Fender, R.
Heinz, S.
Koerding, E.
Maitra, D.
Markoff, S.
Migliari, S.
Sarazin, C.
Tudose, V.
Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322
title Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322
title_full Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322
title_fullStr Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322
title_full_unstemmed Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322
title_short Disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate H1743-322
title_sort disc-jet coupling in the 2009 outburst of the black hole candidate h1743-322
topic stars: individual: H1743-322
accretion
black hole physics
accretion discs
radio continuum: stars
X-rays: binaries
ISM: jets and outflows
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33804