Black hole transients (BHT) are the only class of black holes (BH) which samplesa wide range of accretion rates and accretion states during their month to yearlong outbursts. BHT classically show two types of outflows: collimatedradio-jets ubiquitous during the canonical hard state and highly ionised X-raywinds during the soft state. We propose a combined XMM+NuSTAR monitoringcampaign of an high inclination BHT, to shed light on the evolution of the windwhile the source transits through the intermediate states.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2018-03-04T00:17:45Z/2018-03-28T15:04:02Z
Version
19.17_20220121_1250
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Gabriele Ponti, 2019, 'Tracing the evolution of BH winds through the intermediate states', 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qbtojbn
