The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3
Building upon a new dynamical model for the X-ray binary LMC X-3, we measure the spin of its black hole (BH) primary via the continuum-fitting method. We consider over one thousand thermal-state Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer X-ray spectra of LMC X-3. Using a large subset of these spectra, we constrain...
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| author | Steiner, James F. McClintock, Jeffrey E. Orosz, Jerome A. Bailyn, Charles D. Kolehmainen, Mari Straub, Odele Remillard, Ronald A |
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| description | Building upon a new dynamical model for the X-ray binary LMC X-3, we measure the spin of its black hole (BH) primary via the continuum-fitting method. We consider over one thousand thermal-state Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer X-ray spectra of LMC X-3. Using a large subset of these spectra, we constrain the spin parameter of the BH to be a[subscript *] = 0.25 [+0.20 over -0.29] (90% confidence). Our estimate of the uncertainty in a* takes into account a wide range of systematic errors. We discuss evidence for a correlation between a BH's spin and the complexity of its X-ray spectrum. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/929912022-09-27T20:13:13Z The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 Steiner, James F. McClintock, Jeffrey E. Orosz, Jerome A. Bailyn, Charles D. Kolehmainen, Mari Straub, Odele Remillard, Ronald A MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Remillard, Ronald Alan Building upon a new dynamical model for the X-ray binary LMC X-3, we measure the spin of its black hole (BH) primary via the continuum-fitting method. We consider over one thousand thermal-state Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer X-ray spectra of LMC X-3. Using a large subset of these spectra, we constrain the spin parameter of the BH to be a[subscript *] = 0.25 [+0.20 over -0.29] (90% confidence). Our estimate of the uncertainty in a* takes into account a wide range of systematic errors. We discuss evidence for a correlation between a BH's spin and the complexity of its X-ray spectrum. 2015-01-20T17:51:44Z 2015-01-20T17:51:44Z 2014-09 2014-08 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2041-8205 2041-8213 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92991 Steiner, James F., Jeffrey E. McClintock, Jerome A. Orosz, Ronald A. Remillard, Charles D. Bailyn, Mari Kolehmainen, and Odele Straub. “The Low-Spin Black Hole in LMC X-3.” The Astrophysical Journal 793, no. 2 (September 12, 2014): L29. © 2014 The American Astronomical Society en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/793/2/l29 Astrophysical Journal. Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf IOP Publishing American Astronomical Society |
| spellingShingle | Steiner, James F. McClintock, Jeffrey E. Orosz, Jerome A. Bailyn, Charles D. Kolehmainen, Mari Straub, Odele Remillard, Ronald A The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 |
| title | The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 |
| title_full | The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 |
| title_fullStr | The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 |
| title_short | The low-spin black hole in LMC X-3 |
| title_sort | low spin black hole in lmc x 3 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92991 |
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