THE FAINT “HEARTBEATS” OF IGR J17091−3624: AN EXCEPTIONAL BLACK HOLE CANDIDATE

THE FAINT “HEARTBEATS” OF IGR J17091−3624: AN EXCEPTIONAL BLACK HOLE CANDIDATE

We report on the first 180 days of Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer observations of the outburst of the black hole candidate IGR J17091-3624. This source exhibits a broad variety of complex light curve patterns including periods of strong flares alternating with quiet intervals. Similar patterns in the X...

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Main Authors: Altamirano, D., Belloni, Tomaso M., Linares, Manuel Alegret, van der Klis, M., Wijnands, R., Curran, P. A., Kalamkar, M., Stiele, H., Motta, S., Munoz-Darias, T., Casella, P., Krimm, H. A.
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Physics/American Astronomical Society 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/95737

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