Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral Modeling
Black hole (BH) X-ray binaries (XRBs) are ideal targets to study the connection between accretion inflow and jet outflow. Here we present quasi-simultaneous, multiwavelength observations of the Galactic BH system MAXI J1820+070, throughout its 2018–2019 outburst. Our data set includes coverage from...
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| author | Constanza Echiburú-Trujillo Alexandra J. Tetarenko Daryl Haggard Thomas D. Russell Karri I. I. Koljonen Arash Bahramian Jingyi Wang Michael Bremer Joe Bright Piergiorgio Casella David M. Russell Diego Altamirano M. Cristina Baglio Tomaso Belloni Chiara Ceccobello Stephane Corbel Maria Diaz Trigo Dipankar Maitra Aldrin Gabuya Elena Gallo Sebastian Heinz Jeroen Homan Erin Kara Elmar Körding Fraser Lewis Matteo Lucchini Sera Markoff Simone Migliari James C. A. Miller-Jones Jerome Rodriguez Payaswini Saikia Craig L. Sarazin Tariq Shahbaz Gregory Sivakoff Roberto Soria Vincenzo Testa Bailey E. Tetarenko Valeriu Tudose |
| author_facet | Constanza Echiburú-Trujillo Alexandra J. Tetarenko Daryl Haggard Thomas D. Russell Karri I. I. Koljonen Arash Bahramian Jingyi Wang Michael Bremer Joe Bright Piergiorgio Casella David M. Russell Diego Altamirano M. Cristina Baglio Tomaso Belloni Chiara Ceccobello Stephane Corbel Maria Diaz Trigo Dipankar Maitra Aldrin Gabuya Elena Gallo Sebastian Heinz Jeroen Homan Erin Kara Elmar Körding Fraser Lewis Matteo Lucchini Sera Markoff Simone Migliari James C. A. Miller-Jones Jerome Rodriguez Payaswini Saikia Craig L. Sarazin Tariq Shahbaz Gregory Sivakoff Roberto Soria Vincenzo Testa Bailey E. Tetarenko Valeriu Tudose |
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| description | Black hole (BH) X-ray binaries (XRBs) are ideal targets to study the connection between accretion inflow and jet outflow. Here we present quasi-simultaneous, multiwavelength observations of the Galactic BH system MAXI J1820+070, throughout its 2018–2019 outburst. Our data set includes coverage from the radio through X-ray bands from 17 different instruments/telescopes, and encompasses 19 epochs over a 7 month period, resulting in one of the most well-sampled multiwavelength data sets of a BH XRB outburst to date. With our data, we compile and model the broadband spectra of this source using a phenomenological model that includes emission from the jet, a companion star, and an accretion flow. This modeling allows us to track the evolution of the spectral break in the jet spectrum, a key observable that samples the jet launching region. We find that the spectral break location changes over at least ≈3 orders of magnitude in electromagnetic frequency over this period. Using these spectral break measurements, we link the full cycle of jet behavior, including the rising, quenching, and reignition, to the changing accretion flow properties as the source evolves through its different accretion states. Our analysis shows consistent jet behavior with other sources in similar phases of their outbursts, reinforcing the idea that jet quenching and recovery may be a global feature of BH XRB systems in outburst. Our results also provide valuable evidence supporting a close connection between the geometry of the inner accretion flow and the base of the jet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-494f93ddc0a741aa8d221ca3efa1875d2024-02-13T13:05:51ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572024-01-01962211610.3847/1538-4357/ad1a10Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral ModelingConstanza Echiburú-Trujillo0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8436-1847Alexandra J. Tetarenko1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-4354Daryl Haggard2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6803-2138Thomas D. Russell3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7930-2276Karri I. I. Koljonen4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-1533Arash Bahramian5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2506-6041Jingyi Wang6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1742-2125Michael Bremer7Joe Bright8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7735-5796Piergiorgio Casella9David M. Russell10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3500-631XDiego Altamirano11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3422-0074M. Cristina Baglio12https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-4057Tomaso Belloni13Chiara Ceccobello14https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4767-9925Stephane Corbel15Maria Diaz Trigo16https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7796-4279Dipankar Maitra17https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1897-6872Aldrin Gabuya18https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1541-7557Elena Gallo19https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5802-6041Sebastian Heinz20Jeroen Homan21https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8371-2713Erin Kara22https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0172-0854Elmar Körding23Fraser Lewis24Matteo Lucchini25https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-3347Sera Markoff26https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9564-0876Simone Migliari27James C. A. Miller-Jones28https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3124-2814Jerome Rodriguez29https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-4468Payaswini Saikia30https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5319-6620Craig L. Sarazin31https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0167-0981Tariq Shahbaz32https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1331-5442Gregory Sivakoff33https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6682-916XRoberto Soria34https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4622-796XVincenzo Testa35https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1033-1340Bailey E. Tetarenko36https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2636-6644Valeriu Tudose37Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, JILA, Duane Physics Bldg., 2000 Colorado Avenue, University of Colorado , Boulder, CO 80309, USA constanza.echiburu@colorado.edu; Department of Physics, McGill University , 3600 rue University, Montreal, Québec H3A 2T8, Canada; Trottier Space Institute , 3550 Rue University, Montréal, Québec H3A 2A7, CanadaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Lethbridge , Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4, Canada; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University , Lubbock, TX 79409-1051, USA; East Asian Observatory, 660 N. 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Box MG-23, 077125 Bucharest-Magurele, RomaniaBlack hole (BH) X-ray binaries (XRBs) are ideal targets to study the connection between accretion inflow and jet outflow. Here we present quasi-simultaneous, multiwavelength observations of the Galactic BH system MAXI J1820+070, throughout its 2018–2019 outburst. Our data set includes coverage from the radio through X-ray bands from 17 different instruments/telescopes, and encompasses 19 epochs over a 7 month period, resulting in one of the most well-sampled multiwavelength data sets of a BH XRB outburst to date. With our data, we compile and model the broadband spectra of this source using a phenomenological model that includes emission from the jet, a companion star, and an accretion flow. This modeling allows us to track the evolution of the spectral break in the jet spectrum, a key observable that samples the jet launching region. We find that the spectral break location changes over at least ≈3 orders of magnitude in electromagnetic frequency over this period. Using these spectral break measurements, we link the full cycle of jet behavior, including the rising, quenching, and reignition, to the changing accretion flow properties as the source evolves through its different accretion states. Our analysis shows consistent jet behavior with other sources in similar phases of their outbursts, reinforcing the idea that jet quenching and recovery may be a global feature of BH XRB systems in outburst. Our results also provide valuable evidence supporting a close connection between the geometry of the inner accretion flow and the base of the jet.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1a10X-ray binary starsLow-mass x-ray binary starsRadio jets |
| spellingShingle | Constanza Echiburú-Trujillo Alexandra J. Tetarenko Daryl Haggard Thomas D. Russell Karri I. I. Koljonen Arash Bahramian Jingyi Wang Michael Bremer Joe Bright Piergiorgio Casella David M. Russell Diego Altamirano M. Cristina Baglio Tomaso Belloni Chiara Ceccobello Stephane Corbel Maria Diaz Trigo Dipankar Maitra Aldrin Gabuya Elena Gallo Sebastian Heinz Jeroen Homan Erin Kara Elmar Körding Fraser Lewis Matteo Lucchini Sera Markoff Simone Migliari James C. A. Miller-Jones Jerome Rodriguez Payaswini Saikia Craig L. Sarazin Tariq Shahbaz Gregory Sivakoff Roberto Soria Vincenzo Testa Bailey E. Tetarenko Valeriu Tudose Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral Modeling The Astrophysical Journal X-ray binary stars Low-mass x-ray binary stars Radio jets |
| title | Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral Modeling |
| title_full | Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral Modeling |
| title_fullStr | Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral Modeling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral Modeling |
| title_short | Chasing the Break: Tracing the Full Evolution of a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Jet with Multiwavelength Spectral Modeling |
| title_sort | chasing the break tracing the full evolution of a black hole x ray binary jet with multiwavelength spectral modeling |
| topic | X-ray binary stars Low-mass x-ray binary stars Radio jets |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad1a10 |
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