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Name: XMM Observations of Black-Hole X-Ray Binaries in Outburst
Published: 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo

Proposal ID	015676
Title	XMM Observations of Black-Hole X-Ray Binaries in Outburst
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0156760101
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qvgnaay
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Walter Lewin
Abstract	We propose to study the time-resolved X-ray spectra of black-hole (candidate)X-ray binaries (BHXBs) in outburst. We will be following the outburst(s)throughout their evolution over a wide range of wavelengths, and will conduct aseries of high time-resolution X-ray spectral observations with the XMMReflection Grating Spectrometer. High-resolution X-ray spectra will likelyexhibit emission lines and absorption edges characteristic of the accretion diskgeometry, temperatures, and abundances. We expect that they will also show thegeneral-relativistic effects of the extreme gravitational environment near theblack hole. Whenever possible we will make (near) simultaneous radio, optical,X-ray timing (RXTE) and gamma-ray observations.
Publications	Evidence of Black Hole Spin in GX 339-4: XMM-Newton/EPIC-pn and RXTE Spectroscopy of the Very High State \|Miller J. M. Fabian A. C. et al. \| ApJ \| 606-131 \| 2004 \| 2004ApJ...606L.131M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2004ApJ...606L.131M A systematic look at the very high and low/hard state of GX339-4: constraining the black hole spin with a new reflection model \|Reis R. C. Fabian A. C. et al. \| MNRAS \| 387-1489 \| 2008 \| 2008MNRAS.387.1489R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008MNRAS.387.1489R Black hole accretion discs in the canonical low-hard state \|Reis R. C. Fabian A. C. \| MNRAS \| 402-836 \| 2010 \| 2010MNRAS.402..836R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010MNRAS.402..836R Stellar-Mass Black Hole Spin Constraints from Disk Reflection and Continuum Modeling \|Miller J. M. Reynolds C. S. et al. \| ApJ \| 697-900 \| 2009 \| 2009ApJ...697..900M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009ApJ...697..900M On the Nonrelativistic Origin of Red-skewed Iron Lines in Cataclysmic Variable Neutron Star and Black Hole Sources \|Titarchuk Lev Laurent Philippe \| ApJ \| 700-1831 \| 2009 \| 2009ApJ...700.1831T \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009ApJ...700.1831T An All-Sky Atlas of Radio/X-ray Associations \|Flesch E. \| PASA \| 27-283 \| 2010 \| 2010PASA...27..283F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010PASA...27..283F Magnetic coupling of a rotating black hole with advection-dominated accretion flows \|Ye Yong-Chun Wang Ding-Xiong \| NewA \| 12-471 \| 2007 \| 2007NewA...12..471Y \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2007NewA...12..471Y Modelling the high-mass accretion rate spectra of GX 339-4: black hole spin from reflection? \|Kolehmainen Mari Done Chris \| MNRAS \| 416-311 \| 2011 \| 2011MNRAS.416..311K \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011MNRAS.416..311K Ubiquitous equatorial accretion disc winds in black hole soft states \|Ponti G. Fender R. P. et al. \| MNRAS \| 422-11 \| 2012 \| 2012MNRAS.422L..11P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012MNRAS.422L..11P Looking into the inner black hole accretion disc with relativistic models of iron line \|Svoboda Jiri \| PhDT \| 0-467 \| 2010 \| 2010PhDT.......467S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010PhDT.......467S Tracing the Reverberation Lag in the Hard State of Black Hole X-Ray Binaries \|De Marco B. Ponti G. et al. \| ApJ \| 814-50 \| 2015 \| 2015ApJ...814...50D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015ApJ...814...50D High ionisation absorption in low mass X-ray binaries \|Ponti G. Bianchi S. et al. \| AN \| 337-512 \| 2016 \| 2016AN....337..512P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016AN....337..512P The Million Optical - Radio/X-ray Associations (MORX) Catalogue \|Flesch Eric W. \| PASA \| 33-52 \| 2016 \| 2016PASA...33...52F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016PASA...33...52F A short review of relativistic iron lines from stellar-mass black holes \|Miller J. M. \| AN \| 327-997 \| 2006 \| 2006AN....327..997M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2006AN....327..997M Modelling the effect of absorption from the interstellar medium on transient black hole X-ray binaries \|Eckersall A. J. Vaughan S. \| MNRAS \| 471-1468 \| 2017 \| 2017MNRAS.471.1468E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.471.1468E The Evolution of GX 339-4 in the Low-hard State as Seen by NuSTAR and Swift \|Wang-Ji Jingyi Garcia Javier A. et al. \| ApJ \| 855-61 \| 2018 \| 2018ApJ...855...61W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018ApJ...855...61W The 2017 Failed Outburst of GX 339-4: Relativistic X-Ray Reflection near the Black Hole Revealed by NuSTAR and Swift Spectroscopy \|Garcu00eda Javier A. Tomsick John A. et al. \| ApJ \| 885-48 \| 2019 \| 2019ApJ...885...48G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019ApJ...885...48G Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z A Systematic View of Ten New Black Hole Spins \|Draghis Paul A. Miller Jon M. et al. \| ApJ \| 946-19 \| 2023 \| 2023ApJ...946...19D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023ApJ...946...19D High-density Reflection Spectroscopy of Black Hole X-Ray Binaries in the Hard State \|Liu Honghui Jiang Jiachen et al. \| ApJ \| 951-145 \| 2023 \| 2023ApJ...951..145L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023ApJ...951..145L The current state of disk wind observations in BHLMXBs through X-ray absorption lines in the iron band \|Parra M. Petrucci P. -O. et al. \| A&A \| 681-49 \| 2024 \| 2024A&A...681A..49P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024A&A...681A..49P Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque Pedro Balaji Shyam \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D The accretion discs of transient X-ray binaries \|Eckersall Alexander James \| PhDT \| 0-57 \| 2018 \| 2018PhDT........57E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018PhDT........57E New 511 keV Line Data Provide Strongest sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque Pedro Balaji Shyam \| ApJ \| 973-L6 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...973L...6D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...973L...6D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2002-09-29T08:56:46Z/2002-09-30T06:09:05Z
Version	21.51_20241115_1113
Mission Description	The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2006-01-01T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2026-07-09
Keywords	"resolution xray spectra", "exhibit emission lines", "relativistic effects", "absorption edges characteristic", "black hole", "accretion disk geometry", "wide range", "outburst throughout", "XMM", "blackhole xray binary", "gamma ray"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Walter Lewin, 2006, 'XMM Observations of Black-Hole X-Ray Binaries in Outburst', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qvgnaay
Rights	Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.