An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070

Black holes in binary systems execute patterns of outburst activity where two characteristic X-ray states are associated with different behaviours observed at radio wavelengths. The hard state is associated with radio emission indicative of a continuously replenished, collimated, relativistic jet, w...

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Main Authors: Bright, J.S., Fender, R.P., Motta, S.E., Williams, D.R.A., Moldon, J., Plotkin, Richard, Miller-Jones, James, Heywood, I., Tremou, E., Beswick, R., Sivakoff, G.R., Corbel, S., Buckley, D.A.H., Homan, J., Gallo, E., Tetarenko, A.J., Russell, T.D., Green, D.A., Titterington, D., Woudt, P.A., Armstrong, R.P., Groot, P.J., Horesh, A., Horst, A.J.V.D., Körding, E.G., McBride, V.A., Rowlinson, A., Wijers, R.A.M.J.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91530
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author Bright, J.S.
Fender, R.P.
Motta, S.E.
Williams, D.R.A.
Moldon, J.
Plotkin, Richard
Miller-Jones, James
Heywood, I.
Tremou, E.
Beswick, R.
Sivakoff, G.R.
Corbel, S.
Buckley, D.A.H.
Homan, J.
Gallo, E.
Tetarenko, A.J.
Russell, T.D.
Green, D.A.
Titterington, D.
Woudt, P.A.
Armstrong, R.P.
Groot, P.J.
Horesh, A.
Horst, A.J.V.D.
Körding, E.G.
McBride, V.A.
Rowlinson, A.
Wijers, R.A.M.J.
author_facet Bright, J.S.
Fender, R.P.
Motta, S.E.
Williams, D.R.A.
Moldon, J.
Plotkin, Richard
Miller-Jones, James
Heywood, I.
Tremou, E.
Beswick, R.
Sivakoff, G.R.
Corbel, S.
Buckley, D.A.H.
Homan, J.
Gallo, E.
Tetarenko, A.J.
Russell, T.D.
Green, D.A.
Titterington, D.
Woudt, P.A.
Armstrong, R.P.
Groot, P.J.
Horesh, A.
Horst, A.J.V.D.
Körding, E.G.
McBride, V.A.
Rowlinson, A.
Wijers, R.A.M.J.
author_sort Bright, J.S.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Black holes in binary systems execute patterns of outburst activity where two characteristic X-ray states are associated with different behaviours observed at radio wavelengths. The hard state is associated with radio emission indicative of a continuously replenished, collimated, relativistic jet, whereas the soft state is rarely associated with radio emission, and never continuously, implying the absence of a quasi-steady jet. Here we report radio observations of the black hole transient MAXI J1820+070 during its 2018 outburst. As the black hole transitioned from the hard to soft state, we observed an isolated radio flare, which, using high-angular-resolution radio observations, we connect with the launch of bipolar relativistic ejecta. This flare occurs as the radio emission of the core jet is suppressed by a factor of over 800. We monitor the evolution of the ejecta over 200 days and to a maximum separation of 10″, during which period it remains detectable due to in situ particle acceleration. Using simultaneous radio observations sensitive to different angular scales, we calculate an accurate estimate of energy content of the approaching ejection. This energy estimate is far larger than that derived from the state transition radio flare, suggesting a systematic underestimate of jet energetics.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-915302023-05-18T01:49:12Z An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070 Bright, J.S. Fender, R.P. Motta, S.E. Williams, D.R.A. Moldon, J. Plotkin, Richard Miller-Jones, James Heywood, I. Tremou, E. Beswick, R. Sivakoff, G.R. Corbel, S. Buckley, D.A.H. Homan, J. Gallo, E. Tetarenko, A.J. Russell, T.D. Green, D.A. Titterington, D. Woudt, P.A. Armstrong, R.P. Groot, P.J. Horesh, A. Horst, A.J.V.D. Körding, E.G. McBride, V.A. Rowlinson, A. Wijers, R.A.M.J. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics X-RAY JETS LARGE-SCALE RELATIVISTIC JETS XTE J1550-564 EMISSION OUTBURST ORIGIN MODEL GHZ Black holes in binary systems execute patterns of outburst activity where two characteristic X-ray states are associated with different behaviours observed at radio wavelengths. The hard state is associated with radio emission indicative of a continuously replenished, collimated, relativistic jet, whereas the soft state is rarely associated with radio emission, and never continuously, implying the absence of a quasi-steady jet. Here we report radio observations of the black hole transient MAXI J1820+070 during its 2018 outburst. As the black hole transitioned from the hard to soft state, we observed an isolated radio flare, which, using high-angular-resolution radio observations, we connect with the launch of bipolar relativistic ejecta. This flare occurs as the radio emission of the core jet is suppressed by a factor of over 800. We monitor the evolution of the ejecta over 200 days and to a maximum separation of 10″, during which period it remains detectable due to in situ particle acceleration. Using simultaneous radio observations sensitive to different angular scales, we calculate an accurate estimate of energy content of the approaching ejection. This energy estimate is far larger than that derived from the state transition radio flare, suggesting a systematic underestimate of jet energetics. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91530 10.1038/s41550-020-1023-5 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140101082 NATURE PORTFOLIO fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
X-RAY JETS
LARGE-SCALE
RELATIVISTIC JETS
XTE J1550-564
EMISSION
OUTBURST
ORIGIN
MODEL
GHZ
Bright, J.S.
Fender, R.P.
Motta, S.E.
Williams, D.R.A.
Moldon, J.
Plotkin, Richard
Miller-Jones, James
Heywood, I.
Tremou, E.
Beswick, R.
Sivakoff, G.R.
Corbel, S.
Buckley, D.A.H.
Homan, J.
Gallo, E.
Tetarenko, A.J.
Russell, T.D.
Green, D.A.
Titterington, D.
Woudt, P.A.
Armstrong, R.P.
Groot, P.J.
Horesh, A.
Horst, A.J.V.D.
Körding, E.G.
McBride, V.A.
Rowlinson, A.
Wijers, R.A.M.J.
An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070
title An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070
title_full An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070
title_fullStr An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070
title_full_unstemmed An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070
title_short An extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole MAXI J1820+070
title_sort extremely powerful long-lived superluminal ejection from the black hole maxi j1820+070
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
X-RAY JETS
LARGE-SCALE
RELATIVISTIC JETS
XTE J1550-564
EMISSION
OUTBURST
ORIGIN
MODEL
GHZ
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140101082
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91530