Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070
The black hole MAXI J1820+070 was discovered during its 2018 outburst and was extensively monitored across the electromagnetic spectrum. Following the detection of relativistic radio jets, we obtained four Chandra X-ray observations taken between 2018 November and 2019 June, along with radio observa...
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| author | Espinasse, M. Corbel, S. Kaaret, P. Tremou, E. Migliori, G. Plotkin, Richard Bright, J. Tomsick, J. Tzioumis, A. Fender, R. Orosz, J.A. Gallo, E. Homan, J. Jonker, P.G. Miller-Jones, James Russell, D.M. Motta, S. |
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| description | The black hole MAXI J1820+070 was discovered during its 2018 outburst and was extensively monitored across the electromagnetic spectrum. Following the detection of relativistic radio jets, we obtained four Chandra X-ray observations taken between 2018 November and 2019 June, along with radio observations conducted with the Very Large Array and MeerKAT arrays. We report the discovery of X-ray sources associated with the radio jets moving at relativistic velocities with a possible deceleration at late times. The broadband spectra of the jets are consistent with synchrotron radiation from particles accelerated up to very high energies (>10 TeV) by shocks produced by the jets interacting with the interstellar medium. The minimal internal energy estimated from the X-ray observations for the jets is ∼1041 erg, significantly larger than the energy calculated from the radio flare alone, suggesting most of the energy is possibly not radiated at small scales but released through late-time interactions. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-900362023-02-07T03:30:07Z Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 Espinasse, M. Corbel, S. Kaaret, P. Tremou, E. Migliori, G. Plotkin, Richard Bright, J. Tomsick, J. Tzioumis, A. Fender, R. Orosz, J.A. Gallo, E. Homan, J. Jonker, P.G. Miller-Jones, James Russell, D.M. Motta, S. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics X-ray binary stars Relativistic jets Accretion Radio jets Galactic radio sources Stellar mass black holes LARGE-SCALE EMISSION MISSION CHANDRA MODEL The black hole MAXI J1820+070 was discovered during its 2018 outburst and was extensively monitored across the electromagnetic spectrum. Following the detection of relativistic radio jets, we obtained four Chandra X-ray observations taken between 2018 November and 2019 June, along with radio observations conducted with the Very Large Array and MeerKAT arrays. We report the discovery of X-ray sources associated with the radio jets moving at relativistic velocities with a possible deceleration at late times. The broadband spectra of the jets are consistent with synchrotron radiation from particles accelerated up to very high energies (>10 TeV) by shocks produced by the jets interacting with the interstellar medium. The minimal internal energy estimated from the X-ray observations for the jets is ∼1041 erg, significantly larger than the energy calculated from the radio flare alone, suggesting most of the energy is possibly not radiated at small scales but released through late-time interactions. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90036 10.3847/2041-8213/ab88b6 English http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab88b6 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140101082 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 IOP PUBLISHING LTD fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Physical Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics X-ray binary stars Relativistic jets Accretion Radio jets Galactic radio sources Stellar mass black holes LARGE-SCALE EMISSION MISSION CHANDRA MODEL Espinasse, M. Corbel, S. Kaaret, P. Tremou, E. Migliori, G. Plotkin, Richard Bright, J. Tomsick, J. Tzioumis, A. Fender, R. Orosz, J.A. Gallo, E. Homan, J. Jonker, P.G. Miller-Jones, James Russell, D.M. Motta, S. Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 |
| title | Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 |
| title_full | Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 |
| title_fullStr | Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 |
| title_short | Relativistic X-Ray Jets from the Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1820+070 |
| title_sort | relativistic x-ray jets from the black hole x-ray binary maxi j1820+070 |
| topic | Science & Technology Physical Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics X-ray binary stars Relativistic jets Accretion Radio jets Galactic radio sources Stellar mass black holes LARGE-SCALE EMISSION MISSION CHANDRA MODEL |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab88b6 http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab88b6 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90036 |