scholarly journals Fast infrared variability from the black hole candidate MAXI J1535−571 and tight constraints on the modelling

2021 ◽  
Vol 503 (1) ◽  
pp. 614-624
Author(s):  
F M Vincentelli ◽  
P Casella ◽  
D M Russell ◽  
M C Baglio ◽  
A Veledina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Black Hole Candidate ◽  
Near Ir ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Ir Light

ABSTRACT We present the results regarding the analysis of the fast X-ray/infrared (IR) variability of the black hole transient MAXI J1535−571. The data studied in this work consist of two strictly simultaneous observations performed with XMM–Newton (X-rays: 0.7–10 keV), VLT/HAWK-I (Ks band, 2.2 μm) and VLT/VISIR (M and PAH2_2 bands, 4.85 and 11.88 μm, respectively). The cross-correlation function between the X-ray and near-IR light curves shows a strong asymmetric anticorrelation dip at positive lags. We detect a near-IR QPO (2.5σ) at 2.07 ± 0.09 Hz simultaneously with an X-ray QPO at approximately the same frequency (f0 = 2.25 ± 0.05). From the cross-spectral analysis, a lag consistent with zero was measured between the two oscillations. We also measure a significant correlation between the average near-IR and mid-IR fluxes during the second night, but find no correlation on short time-scales. We discuss these results in terms of the two main scenarios for fast IR variability (hot inflow and jet powered by internal shocks). In both cases, our preliminary modelling suggests the presence of a misalignment between the disc and jet.

scholarly journals X-ray dips and a complex UV/X-ray cross-correlation function in the black hole candidate MAXI J1820+070

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (1) ◽  
pp. L18-L23 ◽  
Author(s):  
J J E Kajava ◽  
S E Motta ◽  
A Sanna ◽  
A Veledina ◽  
M Del Santo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Correlation Function ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Timing Analysis ◽  
Cross Correlation Function ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Black Hole Candidate ◽  
Uv Emission ◽  
Partial Covering

ABSTRACT MAXI J1820+070, a black hole candidate first detected in early 2018 March, was observed by XMM–Newton during the outburst rise. In this letter we report on the spectral and timing analysis of the XMM–Newton X-ray and UV data, as well as contemporaneous X-ray data from the Swift satellite. The X-ray spectrum is well described by a hard thermal Comptonization continuum. The XMM–Newton X-ray light curve shows a pronounced dipping interval, and spectral analysis indicates that it is caused by a moderately ionized partial covering absorber. The XMM–Newton/OM U-filter data do not reveal any signs of the 17 h orbital modulation that was seen later on during the outburst decay. The UV/X-ray cross-correlation function shows a complex shape, with a peak at positive lags of about 4 s and a precognition dip at negative lags, which is absent during the X-ray dipping episode. Such shape could arise if the UV emission comes partially from synchrotron self-Compton emission near the black hole, as well as from reprocessing of the X-rays in the colder accretion disc further out.

scholarly journals A study of the cross-correlation and time lag in black hole X-ray binary XTE J1859+226

2017 ◽  
Vol 362 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Songpeng Pei ◽  
Guoqiang Ding ◽  
Zhibing Li ◽  
Yajuan Lei ◽  
Rai Yuen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Cross

scholarly journals Accretion-outflow connection in the outliers of the “universal” radio/X-ray correlation

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (S275) ◽  
pp. 255-259
Author(s):  
M. Coriat ◽  
S. Corbel ◽  
L. Prat ◽  
J. C. A. Miller-Jones ◽  
D. Cseh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Compact Objects ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Black Hole Candidate ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Hard State ◽  
Universal Correlation ◽  
X Ray Binaries

AbstractIn recent years, numerous efforts have been devoted to unravel the connection between accretion flow and jets in accreting compact objects. Here we report new constraints on these issues, through the long term study of the radio and X-ray behaviour of the black hole candidate H 1743–322. This source is known to be one of the “outliers” of the universal radio/X-ray correlation, i.e. a group of stellar mass accreting black holes displaying fainter radio emission for a given X-ray luminosity, than expected from the correlation. In this work we find, at high X-ray luminosity in the hard state, a tight radio/X-ray correlation with an unusual steep slope of b = 1.38 ± 0.03. This correlation then breaks below ~5 × 10−3LEdd (M/10M⊙)−1 in X-rays and becomes shallower. When compared with radio/X-ray data from other black hole X-ray binaries, we see that the deviant points of H 1743–322 join the universal correlation and seem to follow it at low luminosity. Based on these results, we investigate several hypotheses that could explain both the b ~ 1.4 slope and the transition toward the universal correlation.

scholarly journals Cross-correlation of X-rays for 4U 1608–52

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S290) ◽  
pp. 249-250
Author(s):  
Y. J. Lei ◽  
H. T. Zhang ◽  
A. L. Luo ◽  
Y. H. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Accretion Rate ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Galactic Black Hole ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Black Hole Candidates

AbstractWe study the cross-correlation between X-rays of different energies for the atoll-type source 4U 1608–52 with RXTE, and find the cross-correlation evolutes along the different branches. The anti-correlation is reported from the Galactic black hole candidates and Z-type luminous sources in their hard states. Our results are a little different from the Z-type sources. Here we provide the first evidence that a similar anti-correlated feature can also be found in atoll-type source, and it is not corresponding to the lowest accretion rate.

scholarly journals Optical/X-ray correlations during the V404 Cygni June 2015 outburst

2018 ◽  
Vol 620 ◽  
pp. A110 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Alfonso-Garzón ◽  
C. Sánchez-Fernández ◽  
P. A. Charles ◽  
J. M. Mas-Hesse ◽  
P. Gandhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Delays ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Synchrotron Emission ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Cross Correlation Analysis ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Negative Time

Context. We present a multiwavelength analysis of the simultaneous optical and X-ray light curves of the microquasar V404 Cyg during the June 2015 outburst. Aims. We have performed a comprehensive analysis of all the INTEGRAL/IBIS, JEM–X, and OMC observations during the brightest epoch of the outburst, along with complementary NuSTAR, AAVSO, and VSNET data, to examine the timing relationship between the simultaneous optical and X-ray light curves, in order to understand the emission mechanisms and physical locations. Methods. We have identified all optical flares that have simultaneous X-ray observations, and performed a cross-correlation analysis to estimate the time delays between the optical and soft and hard X-ray emission. We also compared the evolution of the optical and X-ray emission with the hardness ratios. Results. We have identified several types of behaviour during the outburst. On many occasions, the optical flares occur simultaneously with X-ray flares, but at other times, positive and negative time delays between the optical and X-ray emission are measured. Conclusions. We conclude that the observed optical variability is driven by different physical mechanisms, including reprocessing of X-rays in the accretion disc and/or the companion star, interaction of the jet ejections with surrounding material or with previously ejected blobs, and synchrotron emission from the jet.

scholarly journals X-ray cross-correlation analysis of the low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (S306) ◽  
pp. 397-399
Author(s):  
Ya-Juan Lei
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Function ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cross Correlation Analysis ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Cross Correlations ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Positive Correlations

AbstractWe analyze the cross-correlation function of the soft and hard X-rays of the atoll source 4U 1636-53 with RXTE data. The results show that the cross-correlations evolve along the different branches of the color-color diagram. At the lower left banana states, we have both positive and ambiguous correlations, and positive correlations are dominant for the lower banana and the upper banana states. The anti-correlation is detected at the top of the upper banana states. The cross-correlations of two atoll sources 4U 1735-44 and 4U 1608-52 have been studied in previous work, and the anti-correlations are detected at the lower left banana or the top of the upper banana states. Our results show that, in the 4U 1636-53, the distribution of the cross-correlations in the color-color diagram is similar to those of 4U 1735-44 and 4U 1608-52, and confirm further that the distribution of cross-correlations in color-color diagram could be correlated with the luminosity of the source.

scholarly journals Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries in the LMC

1987 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 689-689
Author(s):  
M.W. Pakull ◽  
K. Beuermann ◽  
L.P. Angebault ◽  
L. Bianchi
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Compact Objects ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Black Hole Candidate ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
X Ray Binaries

AbstractWe report results on three low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXB) in the LMC, obtained with EXOSAT, IUE and ground-based (ESO) telescopes: LMC X-2 which appears to be “Sco X-l”-like, LHG 83 and LHG 87. The latter are two weaker sources first detected in the course of the HEAO-B LMC survey. They have faint optical counterparts of which LHG 87 was only recently identified by us. In X-rays, they are characterized by ultrasoft X-ray spectra possibly characteristic of black-hole primaries. LHG 83 furthermore shows evidence for X-ray ionization of the surrounding interstellar medium, similar to the He III region around the black-hole candidate LMC X-l. X-ray binaries with masses of compact objects in excess of 3 M⊙ and ultrasoft X-ray spectra are comparatively frequent in the LMC. We suggest that subcritical accretion onto black holes takes place in LHG 83 and LHG 87.

scholarly journals A black hole X-ray binary at ∼100 Hz: multiwavelength timing of MAXI J1820+070 with HiPERCAM and NICER

2019 ◽  
Vol 490 (1) ◽  
pp. L62-L66 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Paice ◽  
P Gandhi ◽  
T Shahbaz ◽  
P Uttley ◽  
Z Arzoumanian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Time Scales ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Black Hole Candidate ◽  
Optical Wavelength ◽  
The Third ◽  
Binary Black Hole ◽  
Internal Shock ◽  
Low Mass

ABSTRACT We report on simultaneous sub-second optical and X-ray timing observations of the low-mass X-ray binary black hole candidate MAXI J1820+070. The bright 2018 outburst rise allowed simultaneous photometry in five optical bands (ugrizs) with HiPERCAM/GTC (Optical) at frame rates over 100 Hz, together with NICER/ISS observations (X-rays). Intense (factor of 2) red flaring activity in the optical is seen over a broad range of time-scales down to ∼10 ms. Cross-correlating the bands reveals a prominent anticorrelation on time-scales of ∼seconds, and a narrow sub-second correlation at a lag of ≈ +165 ms (optical lagging X-rays). This lag increases with optical wavelength, and is approximately constant over Fourier frequencies of ∼0.3–10 Hz. These features are consistent with an origin in the inner accretion flow and jet base within ∼5000 Gravitational radii. An additional ∼+5 s lag feature may be ascribable to disc reprocessing. MAXI J1820+070 is the third black hole transient to display a clear ∼0.1 s optical lag, which may be common feature in such objects. The sub-second lag variation with wavelength is novel, and may allow constraints on internal shock jet stratification models.

scholarly journals Peering at the outflow mechanisms in the transitional pulsar PSR J1023+0038: simultaneous VLT, XMM-Newton, and Swift high-time resolution observations

2019 ◽  
Vol 631 ◽  
pp. A104 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Baglio ◽  
F. Vincentelli ◽  
S. Campana ◽  
F. Coti Zelati ◽  
P. D’Avanzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Function ◽  
Light Curve ◽  
Cross Correlation ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
High Mode ◽  
Cross Correlation Function ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Mode Transitions

We report on a simultaneous near-infrared, optical, and X-ray campaign performed in 2017 with the XMM-Newton and Swift satellites and the HAWK-I instrument mounted on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) on the transitional millisecond pulsar PSR J1023+0038. Near-infrared observations were performed in fast-photometric mode (0.5 s exposure time) in order to detect any fast variation of the flux and correlate this with the optical and X-ray light curves. The optical light curve shows the typical sinusoidal modulation at the system orbital period (4.75 h). No significant flaring or flickering is found in the optical, nor any signs of transitions between active and passive states. On the contrary, the near-infrared light curve displays a bimodal behaviour, showing strong flares in the first part of the curve, and an almost flat trend in the rest. The X-ray light curves instead show a few low-high mode transitions, but no flaring activity is detected. Interestingly, one of the low-high mode transitions occurs at the same time as the emission of an infrared flare. This can be interpreted in terms of the emission of an outflow or a jet: the infrared flare could be due to the evolving spectrum of the jet, which possesses a break frequency that moves from higher (near-infrared) to lower (radio) frequencies after the launching, which has to occur at the low-high mode transition. We also present the cross-correlation function between the optical and near-infrared curves. The near.infrared curve is bimodal, therefore we divided it into two parts (flaring and quiet). While the cross-correlation function of the quiet part is found to be flat, the function that refers to the flaring part shows a narrow peak at ∼10 s, which indicates a delay of the near-infrared emission with respect to the optical. This lag can be interpreted as reprocessing of the optical emission at the light cylinder radius with a stream of matter spiraling around the system due to a phase of radio ejection. This strongly supports a different origin of the infrared flares that are observed for PSR J1023+0038 with respect to the optical and X-ray flaring activity that has been reported in other works on the same source.

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