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Proposal ID 0120014
Obs ID 01200140081, 01200140082, 01200140083
Title Known Black Hole Candidates in Outburst
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-45arhsm
Author Parmar
Abstract In the 30 years of satellite observations at least six black hole X-ray transients have been seen to undergo recurrent outbursts. The typical timescale is probably between 10-50 years, although one system shows regular outbursts every ~1.6 years. We wish to study outbursts from any known BHC transient using INTEGRAL to complement already approved XMM-Newton observations. The high X-ray sensitivity of XMM-Newton, combined with the high-energy coverage of INTEGRAL will allow the complex ultra-soft (at low energies), ultra-hard (at high energies) spectra of the majority of these systems to be simultaneously studied with unprecedented precision. Observations with SPI will allow the properties of any high-energy line features similar to that seen from Nova Muscae to be determined with unprecedented precision. JEM-X data will also be important for helping to understand the X-ray continua, since many outbursts are too bright for the CCD cameras on XMM-Newton to operate without significant pile-up.
Publications
Temporal Coverage 2003-04-06T15:41:47Z / 2003-04-22T14:54:04Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2026-03-05T13:05:51Z
Keywords INTEGRAL gamma-ray data, ESA INTEGRAL mission dataset, gamma-ray astronomy observations, high-energy astrophysics data, IBIS imaging data, SPI spectrometer data, JEM-X X-ray monitoring data, OMC optical monitoring data, coded mask telescope observations, gamma-ray spectroscopy dataset, MeV astrophysics data, keV–MeV photon observations, gamma-ray burst observations dataset, black hole gamma-ray data, neutron star high-energy observations, positron annihilation 511 keV line data, Galactic Center gamma-ray emission dataset, supernova nucleosynthesis gamma-ray lines, active galactic nuclei high-energy data, transient astrophysical source monitoring, calibrated photon event lists, gamma-ray light curves, high-energy spectra data, sky maps gamma-ray, time-series astrophysical observations, long-term gamma-ray monitoring dataset
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Parmar, 2026, 'Known Black Hole Candidates in Outburst', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-45arhsm