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Proposal ID 0220078
Obs ID 02200780001
Title Measuring the high-energy spectrum in the Very High State of GX 339-4
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-802mzau
Author Belloni
Abstract We propose a 100ks TOO observation of the transient Black-Hole candidate GX 339-4 in its short-lived Very-High State, with the aim to investigate the nature of its hard component. For this component in the Very High State of other Black-Hole Candidates, there has been no high-energy cutoff measured, pointing towards the presence of non-thermal plasma, but the complete picture from spectra and timing is inconsistent. We will be able to establish the presence/absence of such a cutoff with high confidence, to determine the shape of the broad-band spectrum, and to detect a possible 511 keV line. The trigger will be provided either by RXTE or by Swift. A simultaneous RXTE and radio campaign will be arranged.
Publications
Temporal Coverage 2004-08-14T21:15:23Z / 2004-08-16T05:30:33Z
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 2025-03-25T09:54:30Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Belloni, 2025, 'Measuring the high-energy spectrum in the Very High State of GX 339-4', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-802mzau